In Southeast Asia lies The Philippines, an island archipelago home to a diverse asian race of  91,077,287 people (July 2007) speaking two official languages: English & Filipino along with 8 major dialects as diverse as its regions: cebuano-visayan, ilocano, bicolano, capampangan, hiligaynon-ilonggo, waray, pangasinan and chavacano. It has a high literacy rate of 93% meaning children ages 15 and above can read and write 2 official languages or 1 other major dialect.

It is the only asian country with no adjacent land boundaries except the ocean with geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 122 00 E    PHILIPPINES, capital Manila with 81 provinces and 136 chartered cities has a  liberal and democratic government headed by
Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001-present)

It has a total area of 300,000 square kilometers enjoying a  tropical marine climate: Northeast monsoon (November to April), Southwest monsoon (May-October) served by 250+ airports and seaports and terminals in Manila,Zamboanga,Subic Bay Free Port, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Liman,Batangas and Nasipit Harbor. Its coastline stretches 36,289 kilometers with white sand beaches and the world's best surfing and diving sites.

The Philippines enjoys good internet connectivity with reliable provisions of radiotelephony and submarine cables serving multiple international gateways.  It has over 50 million mobile cellular phones, 5 million tv sets,  250  TV broadcast stations,  300+ radio stations and internet access to YOUTUBE, unlike China and Iran.