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| Climate: |
tropical
marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon
(May to October) |
| Terrain: |
mostly
mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands |
| Elevation
extremes: |
lowest
point:
Philippine Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m |
| Natural
resources: |
timber,
petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
| Land
use: |
arable
land:
19%
permanent crops: 12%
permanent pastures: 4%
forests and woodland: 46%
other: 19% (1993 est.) |
| Irrigated
land: |
15,800
sq km (1993 est.) |
| Natural
hazards: |
astride
typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six
cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes;
destructive earthquakes; tsunamis |
| Environment
- current issues: |
uncontrolled
deforestation in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water
pollution in Manila; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove
swamps which are important fish breeding grounds |
| Environment
- international agreements: |
party
to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83,
Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto
Protocol |
| Geography
- note: |
favorably
located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water
bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes
Sea, and Luzon Strait |
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