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The Country
- Land area: just under 300,000 km2 (around 20% smaller than Germany)
- The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands!
- About 2,000 of them are inhabited.
- The largest islands are Luzon in the north and Mindanao in the south of the country. Together they cover about two-thirds of the land area of the Philippines.
- The length of the Philippine coastline is 36,389 km.
- The highest mountain in the Philippines is Mount Apo in Mindanao with 2,953 meters, followed by Mount Pulag (2,922 m) on Luzon.
- Mount Mayon on Luzon is considered one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world. This volcano can be dangerous from time to time; in 2010, for example, surrounding villages had to be evacuated due to the danger of a volcanic eruption. In 2013, several mountaineers were killed in a volcanic eruption of Mount Mayon.
- Mt Pinatubo, near Angeles City, is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes.
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