Philippines

Republic o the Philippines
Republic o the Philippines; Republika ng Pilipinas; Republic of the Philippines
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Time zone	PST+1
ISO 3166 code	PH
Internet TLD	.ph

The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), offeecially kent as the Republic o the Philippines (Filipino:Republika ng Pilipinas), is a kintra in Sootheast Asie in the wastren Pacific 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 Pacific Ring o Fire an its tropical climate make the Philippines prone tae earthquakes an typhoons but hae an aa endoued the kintra wi natural resources an made it ane o the richest auries o biodiversity in the warld. An archipelago comprisin 7,107 islands, the Philippines is categorized broadly intae three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Its caipital ceety is Manila.