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Luzon is the largest and ___MASK70___ 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 , ___MASK99___ , as well as Quezon City , the country ' s ___MASK70___ populous . With a population of 52 . 99 million , it is the fourth ___MASK70___ populous island in the world ( after Java , Honshu , and Great Britain ), containing about 53 % of the country ' s total population . The Bicol Region , also known simply ___MASK71___ Bicol , ( Rinconada Bicol : " Rehiyon ka Bikol "; ) is a region of the Philippines , designated ___MASK71___ Region V . Bicol comprises six provinces , four on the Bicol Peninsula mainland ( the southeastern end of Luzon )  Albay , Camarines Norte , Camarines ___MASK42___ , and Sorsogon  and the offshore island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate . Mindanao is the second largest and southernmost ___MASK87___ 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 ___MASK54___ City as 675 , 950 population , and followed by General Santos City as 594 , 446 population as of 2015 census . ___MASK63___ is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast ___MASK88___ . 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 ___MASK63___ and East ___MASK63___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK63___ shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK63___ 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 , ___MASK63___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK63___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK63___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea ___MASK9___ 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 ___MASK60___ ; Halmahera , Morotai , Palau , Yap , and Ulithi ( of the Carolines ) on the southeast ; the Marianas , including Guam , Saipan , and Tinian , on the ___MASK9___ ; 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 . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in ___MASK9___ ___MASK88___ . 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 ___MASK97___ ), 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 , ___MASK97___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK88___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is a sovereign ___MASK32___ country in Southeast ___MASK88___ 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 . The ___MASK15___ of the western ___MASK47___ is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and ___MASK46___ and Mindanao ___MASK32___ 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 ___MASK60___ through the Makassar Strait into the Java Sea . ___MASK88___ 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 . ___MASK88___ 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 . ___MASK88___ 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 . ___MASK27___ , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), is a state in ___MASK9___ ___MASK88___ . 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 . ___MASK27___ is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy . ___MASK92___ , officially the Province of ___MASK92___ ( Masbateño : " Probinsya san ___MASK92___ " ) is an island province in the Philippines located near the middle of the nation ' s archipelago . Its capital is ___MASK3___ and consists of three major islands : ___MASK92___ , Ticao and Burias . ___MASK92___ is at the crossroads of two island groups : Luzon and Visayas . Being administratively assigned to the Bicol Region , it is politically part of the Luzon island group . However , from a biogeographic and sociolinguistic perspective , ___MASK92___ has a stronger affiliation with Visayas . ___MASK3___ , officially the City of Masbate ( Masbateño : " Syudad san Masbate " ; ), is a fourth class component city and capital of the province of Masbate in Bicol Region of the Philippines . The only city in the province , it serves as the province ' s main commercial center and chief seaport . According to the 2015 census , the city has a population of 95 , 359 people . ___MASK99___ ( or ), officially City of ___MASK99___ , is the capital of the Philippines . An ___MASK32___ country is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands . ___MASK71___ of 2011 , 46 ( approximately 24 %) of the 193 UN member states are ___MASK32___ countries . ___MASK76___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK76___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK88___ 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 , ___MASK76___ 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 , ___MASK71___ well ___MASK71___ the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Southeast ___MASK88___ or Southeastern ___MASK88___ is a subregion of ___MASK88___ , 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 ___MASK88___ consists of two geographic regions : Mobo is a fourth class municipality in the province of ___MASK92___ , Philippines . According to the 2010 census , it has a population of 34 , 896 people . ___MASK81___ City ( also known ___MASK71___ QC ) is the ___MASK70___ populous city in the Philippines . It is one of the cities that make up ___MASK43___ , the National Capital Region of the Philippines . ___MASK81___ City was named after Manuel L . ___MASK81___ , second President of the Philippines , who founded the city and developed it to replace ___MASK99___ ___MASK71___ the national capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976 . ___MASK81___ City is not located in and should not be confused with ___MASK81___ Province , which was also named after the president . It is the largest city in ___MASK43___ in terms of land area and ___MASK70___ populated local government unit in the country . Metropolitan ___MASK99___ , commonly known as ___MASK43___ or simply ___MASK99___ , 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 ___MASK99___ , the capital city of the country , Quezon City , the country ' s most populous city , and the cities of Caloocan , ___MASK29___ , Makati , Malabon , Mandaluyong , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , Pasay , ___MASK36___ , San Juan , Taguig , and Valenzuela , including the only remaining municipality of Pateros . 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 ___MASK46___ . Its inhabitants are predominantly the Visayan people . The ___MASK14___ is a marginal sea that is part of the ___MASK47___ , 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 . ___MASK6___ ( historically Belau or Pelew ), officially the Republic of ___MASK6___ , is an ___MASK32___ 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 ___MASK70___ populous ___MASK32___ is Koror . The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby ___MASK32___ of Babeldaob , in Melekeok State . ___MASK6___ shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia , the Philippines , and the Federated States of Micronesia . ___MASK21___ , officially the Socialist Republic of ___MASK21___ ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast ___MASK88___ . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . ___MASK21___ 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 ___MASK21___ in 1976 .