area of 300,000 square kilometers or 115,830.60 square miles (about
the same size as Italy). The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the
total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about
105,000 km². It is where the capital city of Manila is located. The
next largest island is Mindanao at about 94,600 km². The Philippines
is around 800 km from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan
and Borneo.
