Philippines
-has 7,100+ islands
- a land area of 300,000 sq. km
- inverted y shape
-composed of 3 major islands: 1 Luzon, 2 Visayas, 3 Mindanao
- Tropical and monsoonal climate
- Has 3 seasons, tag-lamig, tag-araw, tag-ulan
-atleast 19 typhoons happens every year and caused 8-9 landfalls
-archipelago
-Bounded by east: Philippine sea, South: Celebes sea, West: South China Sea
-Part of the Ring of Fire
-Top 13 largest population, top 11-20 the smallest land area
-10 mil. Migrates, 200 destinations, 4.8 m permanent, 4.2 temporary, 1.2 irregular
-official languages: Filipino and English
-regional languages: Ilocano, Bicolano,
-Dominant