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Location The Philippines is ideally located at the heart of Southeast Asia. Lying in the southeastern coast of the Asia mainland at the western rim of the Pacific, the Philippines is one of the largest archipelagos in the world. It has about 7,100 islands and islets. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east, the Celebes (Sulawesi) Sea on the south, and South China Sea on the west and north.
 Land Area 300,000 sq km.
 Climate & Weather Tropical, with an average temperature of 27 degrees centigrade. Tropical storms and typhoons are common between July and October. The climate is dryer and more comfortable between October and February, and can be very pleasant at higher elevations.
 GMT/local time difference GMT + 8 hours
 Capital

Manila

 No. of Regions and Provinces Regions – 17, Provinces - 79 (as of September 2005)

Regions and Provinces
Regions Provinces
National Capital Region
  1. Cities
    1. Manila City
    2. Caloocan City
    3. Pasay City
    4. Quezon City
    5. Las Pi๑as
    6. Makati City
    7. Malabon
    8. Mandaluyong City
    9. Marikina City
    10. Para๑aque
    11. Pasig
    12. Taguig
    13. Muntinlupa City
    14. Valenzuela
  2. Municipalities
    1. Navotas
    2. Pateros
    3. San Juan
 
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)  Abra
Apayao
Benguet
Ifugao
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Region I – Ilocos Region Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan
Region II – Cagayan Valley Batanes
Cagayan
Isabela
Nueva Viscaya
Quirino
Region III – Central Luzon Aurora
Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Pampanga
Tarlac
Zambales
Region IV – A CALABARZON Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Rizal
Quezon
Region IV - B MIMAROPA Mindoro Occidental
Mindoro Oriental
Marinduque
Romblon
Palawan
Region V – Bicol Region Albay
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Masbate
Sorsogon
Region VI – Western Visayas Aklan
Antique
Capiz
Iloilo
Guimaras
Negros Occidental
Region VII – Central Visayas Bohol
Cebu
Negros Oriental
Siquijor
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas Biliran
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Northern Samar
Eastern Samar
Western Samar
Region IX – Zamboanga Peninsula 

Basilan
City of Isabela
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay

Region X – Northern Mindanao Bukidnon
Camiguin
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental
Lanao del Norte
Region XI – Davao Region Davao del Norte
Davao del Sur
Davao Oriental
Compostela Valley
Region XII – SOCCSKSARGEN

North Cotabato
Sarangani
South Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
Cotabato City

Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Basilan
Lanao Del Sur
Maguindanao
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi
CARAGA Region

Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur