Philippines

The Philippines ( ), offeecially kent as the Republic o the Philippines (Filipino:Republika ng Pilipinas), is a kintra in Sootheast Asie in the wastren Paceefic Ocean.  Tae its north athort the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan.  Wast athort the Sooth Cheenae Sea sits Vietnam.  The Sulu Sea tae the soothwast lies atween the kintra an the island o Borneo, an tae the sooth the Celebes Sea separates it frae ither islands o Indonesie. It is boondit on the east bi the Philippine Sea.  Its location on the Paceefic Ring o Fire an its tropical climate mak the Philippines prone tae yirdquaks an typhoons but hae an aa endoued the kintra wi naitural resoorces an made it ane o the richest auries o biodiversity in the warld.  An archipelago comprisin 7,641 islands, the Philippines is categerisit broadly intae three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, an Mindanao. Its caipital ceety is Manila.

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References

 Freemit airtins 

 Govrenment
 Official website of the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
 Official website of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
 Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP or Central Bank of the Philippines)
 National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Economic Indicators Online 
 Bureau of Agricultural Statistics – CountrySTAT Philippines 
 Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members 

 General information

 Philippines  at UCB Libraries GovPubs
 WikiAnswers: Q&A about the Philippines

Pictures

 Around Philippines Photos 
 Asia Philippines Photos 
 Philippines Daily Photos 

Beuks an articles
 History of the Philippine Islands in mony volumes, frae Project Gutenberg (indexed unner Emma Helen Blair, the general editor)
 Washington Post – How the Philippines Sees America

 Ither

 Asian Development Bank (ADB)
 AER - Economic and social issues in the Philippines at Action For Economic Reforms
 Filipinana.net - Free digital library and a research portal 

 Wikimedia

 Wikimedia Philippines

 WikiSatellite view of Philippines at WikiMapia



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