How many islands does Philippines have?

Question

How many islands does Philippines have?

Answer 1

To get a reliable answer to your question, ask NAMRIA.

Click on the link below,

http://www.namria.gov.ph/home.asp

They have a Contact up section - lower right hand corner of your display screen ( scroll down ).

The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) surveys and maps the nation's land and water environment, primarily in support of the various programs of its mother unit, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the national government. Among its major mandates is to provide both the public and private sectors with map-making services as well as geographic and resource information

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Answer 2

depends..

on high tide the Phils has 7, 100 islands and

on low tide it has 7, 107 islands

Answer 3

High Tide: 7,100

Low Tide: 7,107

Answer 4

7107 islands according to DOT of philippine

Answer 5

YUp.. 7,017 Islands.

Answer 6

7,107 all in all.

Answer 7

High tide or low tide still the same

Still belongs to Philippines so its 7107 islands.

Don't tell me when its high tide and the island disappear for hours means Philippines lost those islands?

Answer 8

The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Only a few hundred of these islands are inhabited by people.

Some say that the number of islands in the Philippines depends on whether you count at high tide or low tide!

Answer 9

The Philippines has 7,107 islands.

3,484 are inhabited.

Answer 10

7,107 islands...

Answer 11

7,107 islands

Answer 12

7101 sounds good to me but it is a "floating target" depending on the tide.  

To the writer who said high tide or not, there are 7101, I'd ask someone sitting on any of those 100 islands as the tide rose if it is really all the same .