חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
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Geographic coordinates: |
13 00 N, 122 00 E |
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
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Area: |
total: 300,000 sq km
land: 298,170 sq km water: 1,830 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Arizona |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
36,289 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in breadth
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) |
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Terrain: |
mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m |
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Natural resources: |
timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
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Land use: |
arable land: 18.95%
permanent crops: 16.77% other: 64.28% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
15,500 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis |
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Environment - current issues: |
uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Geography - note: |
the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait |
More about Philippines:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
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Geographic coordinates: |
13 00 N, 122 00 E |
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
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Area: |
total: 300,000 sq km
land: 298,170 sq km water: 1,830 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Arizona |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
36,289 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in breadth
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) |
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Terrain: |
mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m |
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Natural resources: |
timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
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Land use: |
arable land: 18.95%
permanent crops: 16.77% other: 64.28% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
15,500 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis |
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Environment - current issues: |
uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Geography - note: |
the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait |
More about Philippines: