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___MASK10___ City ( also known ___MASK8___ QC ) is the ___MASK90___ populous city in the Philippines . It is one of the cities that make up ___MASK67___ , the National Capital Region of the Philippines . ___MASK10___ City was named after Manuel L . ___MASK10___ , second President of the Philippines , who founded the city and developed it to replace ___MASK39___ ___MASK8___ the national capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976 . ___MASK10___ City is not located in and should not be confused with ___MASK10___ Province , which was also named after the president . It is the largest city in ___MASK67___ in terms of land area and ___MASK90___ populated local government unit in the country . Luzon is the largest and ___MASK90___ populous island in the Philippines and the 15th largest in the world . Located in the northern region of the archipelago , it is the economic and political center of the nation , being home to the country ' s capital city , ___MASK39___ , as well as Quezon City , the country ' s ___MASK90___ populous . With a population of 52 . 99 million , it is the fourth ___MASK90___ populous island in the world ( after Java , Honshu , and Great Britain ), containing about 53 % of the country ' s total population . Southeast ___MASK98___ or Southeastern ___MASK98___ is a subregion of ___MASK98___ , consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China , east of India , west of New Guinea and north of Australia . The region lies near the intersection of geological plates , with heavy seismic and volcanic activity . Southeast ___MASK98___ consists of two geographic regions : ___MASK91___ , officially the Socialist Republic of ___MASK91___ ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast ___MASK98___ . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . ___MASK91___ is bordered by China to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest , and the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South ___MASK91___ in 1976 . Mindanao is the second largest and southernmost ___MASK9___ island in the Philippines . It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country ( the other two being Luzon and the Visayas ), consisting of the island of Mindanao and smaller outlying islands . Davao City is the largest city in Mindanao . As of the 2010 census , the island ' s population itself is 20 , 281 , 545 people , while the Mindanao island group has 21 , 968 , 174 inhabitants . Davao City is the most populous in Mindanao as 1 , 632 , 991 population , and the 2nd is Zamboanga City as 861 , 799 population , the 3rd is ___MASK5___ City as 675 , 950 population , and followed by General Santos City as 594 , 446 population as of 2015 census . The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea ___MASK37___ and northeast of the Philippines occupying an estimated surface area of 5 million km² ( 2 million mi² ). of the western part of the North Pacific Ocean . It is bordered by the Philippine archipelago ( Luzon , Catanduanes , Samar , Leyte and Mindanao ) on the ___MASK30___ ; Halmahera , Morotai , Palau , Yap , and Ulithi ( of the Carolines ) on the southeast ; the Marianas , including Guam , Saipan , and Tinian , on the ___MASK37___ ; the Bonin and Iwo Jima on the northeast ; the Japanese islands of Honshu , Shikoku , and Kysh on the north ; the Ryukyu Islands on the northwest ; and Taiwan in the west . ___MASK3___ , officially City of ___MASK3___ and often referred to ___MASK8___ ___MASK3___ City , is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines . It is the capital of the province of ___MASK55___ where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent from it . Having a total of inhabitants ___MASK8___ of , it is the most populous city in the Negros Island Region and the second most populous city in the Visayas after Cebu City . It is part of the ___MASK3___ Metropolitan Area , which also includes the cities of Silay and ___MASK40___ with a total population of 791 , 019 . Sugar is the generalized name for sweet , short - chain , soluble carbohydrates , many of which are used in food . They are composed of carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen . There are various types of sugar derived from different sources . Simple sugars are called monosaccharides and include glucose ( also known ___MASK8___ dextrose ), fructose , and galactose . The table or granulated sugar ___MASK90___ customarily used ___MASK8___ food is sucrose , a disaccharide . ( In the body , sucrose hydrolyses into fructose and glucose .) Other disaccharides include maltose and lactose . Longer chains of sugars are called oligosaccharides . Chemically - different substances may also have a sweet taste , but are not classified ___MASK8___ sugars . Some are used ___MASK8___ lower - calorie food substitutes for sugar , described ___MASK8___ artificial sweeteners . ___MASK79___ ( historically Belau or Pelew ), officially the Republic of ___MASK79___ , is an ___MASK65___ country located in the western Pacific Ocean . The country contains approximately 250 islands , forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia , and has an area of . The ___MASK90___ populous ___MASK65___ is Koror . The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby ___MASK65___ of Babeldaob , in Melekeok State . ___MASK79___ shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia , the Philippines , and the Federated States of Micronesia . ___MASK72___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK72___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK98___ with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK72___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , ___MASK8___ well ___MASK8___ the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . The ___MASK24___ is a marginal sea that is part of the ___MASK12___ , encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around . The area ' s importance largely results from one - third of the world ' s shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed . ___MASK39___ ( or ), officially City of ___MASK39___ , is the capital of the Philippines . The ___MASK35___ of the western ___MASK12___ is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and ___MASK33___ and Mindanao ___MASK65___ of the Philippines , on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain , on the south by Sulawesi ' s Minahassa Peninsula , and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia . It extends 420 miles ( 675 km ) north - south by 520 miles ( 837 km ) east - west and has a total surface area of , to a maximum depth of . The sea opens ___MASK30___ through the Makassar Strait into the Java Sea . The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is a sovereign ___MASK65___ country in Southeast ___MASK98___ situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . Metropolitan ___MASK39___ , commonly known as ___MASK67___ or simply ___MASK39___ , is the capital region of the Philippines , is the seat of government , the 2nd most populous and the most densely populated region of the country . The National Capital Region ( NCR ) is composed of ___MASK39___ , the capital city of the country , Quezon City , the country ' s most populous city , and the cities of Caloocan , ___MASK74___ , Makati , Malabon , Mandaluyong , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , Pasay , ___MASK89___ , San Juan , Taguig , and Valenzuela , including the only remaining municipality of Pateros . ___MASK87___ is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast ___MASK98___ . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular ___MASK87___ and East ___MASK87___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK87___ shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK87___ shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over 30 million , ___MASK87___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK87___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK87___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in ___MASK37___ ___MASK98___ . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and ___MASK46___ ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , ___MASK46___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK98___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . The Visayas or the Visayan Islands ( Visayan : " Kabisay - an ", ), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines , along with Luzon and Mindanao . It consists of several islands , primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea , although the Visayas are considered the northeast extremity of the entire ___MASK33___ . Its inhabitants are predominantly the Visayan people . Guimaras is an ___MASK65___ province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region . Among the smallest provinces , its capital is ___MASK1___ . The province is situated in the Panay Gulf , between the islands of Panay and Negros . To the northwest is the province of Iloilo and to the southeast is Negros Occidental . The ___MASK65___ is part of the Metro Iloilo - Guimaras , one of the twelve metropolitan areas of the Philippines . An ___MASK65___ country is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands . ___MASK8___ of 2011 , 46 ( approximately 24 %) of the 193 UN member states are ___MASK65___ countries . ___MASK56___ is a province located in the region of Western Visayas in the Philippines . ___MASK56___ occupies a ___MASK9___ southeast portion of the island of Panay and is bordered by the province of Antique to the west , Capiz to the north , the Jintotolo Channel to the northeast , the Guimaras Strait to the east , and the ___MASK56___ Strait and Panay Gulf to the ___MASK30___ . Just off ___MASK56___ ' s southeast coast is the island province of Guimaras , once part of ___MASK56___ but now an independent province . Across the Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental , occupying the northeastern half of the island of Negros . ___MASK66___ Gulf is an extension of the Sulu Sea , reaching between the islands of ___MASK66___ and Negros in the Philippines . The gulf contains the island - province of Guimaras and extends into the Santa Anna Bay between ___MASK66___ and Guimaras and into Guimaras Strait , between Guimaras and Negros . Guimaras Strait connects ___MASK66___ Gulf with the Visayan Sea . ___MASK55___ , also known as or , is a province in the Philippines located in the Negros Island Region . It occupies the northwestern half of the island of Negros , with Negros Oriental comprising the southeastern half . Bacolod City is the capital , seat of government and the most populous city of the province , but is governed independently as a highly urbanized city . Across the ___MASK66___ Gulf and the Guimaras Strait to the ___MASK78___ is the island - province of Guimaras and the province of Iloilo on ___MASK66___ Island . Known as the " Sugarbowl of the Philippines ", ___MASK55___ produces more than half the nation ' s sugar output . ___MASK27___ , also called or , is a province in the Philippines located in the Negros ___MASK65___ Region . It occupies the southeastern half of the ___MASK65___ of Negros , with ___MASK55___ comprising the northwestern half . It also includes Apo ___MASK65___ , a popular dive site for both , local and foreign tourists . ___MASK98___ is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . ___MASK98___ covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . ___MASK98___ is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . Salvador Benedicto ( also known ___MASK8___ Don Salvador Benedicto ) is a fourth class municipality in the province of ___MASK55___ , Philippines . According to the 2010 census , it has a population of 23 , 624 people . The municipality is also dubbed ___MASK8___ `` The Summer Capital of ___MASK55___ '' . ___MASK22___ , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), is a state in ___MASK37___ ___MASK98___ . Neighbors include China ( officially the People ' s Republic of China , abbreviated as PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . ___MASK22___ is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy .