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The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and ...
Philippi (/ f ɪ ˈ l ɪ p aɪ, ˈ f ɪ l ə ˌ p aɪ /; Ancient Greek: Φίλιπποι, Phílippoi) was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos.Its original name was Crenides (Ancient Greek: Κρηνῖδες, Krēnĩdes "Fountains") [1] after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC.
The Epistle to the Philippians [a] is a Pauline epistle of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and Timothy is named with him as co-author or co-sender.
The Octagonal Basilica, Philippi Ruins of a large three-aisled early Christian basilica (Basilica A), end of 5th century AD, Philippi. The Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Φιλίππων, Νεαπόλεως και Θάσου) is a Greek Orthodox metropolitan see in eastern Macedonia, Greece.
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
The Moluccas and Sulawesi are located to the south-southwest and Palau is located to the east of the islands. [21] [better source needed] Off the coast of eastern Mindanao is the Philippine Trench, which descends to a depth of 10,430 meters (34,220 ft). The Philippines is part of a western Pacific arc system characterized by active volcanoes.
Mindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / ⓘ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.
The province is strategically located right in the middle of the country's growth triad corridor of Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone, Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone and Metro Manila. It is one of the Philippines' industrial centers owing to the presence of heavy industries, two freeport zones and several special manufacturing ...