2. AREA AND LOCATION
AREA: 44,579,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS
POPULATION: 4,776,220,826
COUNTRIES: 49 COUNTRIES (according to the UNITED NATIONS)
LANGUANGE: 2,300 LANGUANGES
Chinese
English
Hindi
Indonesian
Bengali
Japanese
3. 49 STATES
AFGHANISTAN
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BHUTAN
BRUNEI
BURMA
CAMBODIA
CHINA
EAST TIMOR
GEORGIA
HONGKONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
5. AREA AND LOCATION
AREA: 300,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS
CAPITAL: MANILA
CURRENCY: PHILIPPINE PESO
POPULATION: 113.9 MILLION
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FILIPINO AND ENGLISH
7. TRIVIA OR FACTS
PHILIPPINES HAS 7641 ISLANDS
THE PHILIPPINES IS THE ONLY ASIAN NATION
THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN.
FILIPINOS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
LONGER THAN YOU THINK
PHILIPPINES GOT SOME DELICIOUS AND UNIQUE
DELICACIES THAT YOU SHOULD TRY!
FILIPINOS RANKED AS THE HIGHEST
SELFIE-TAKERS IN THE WORLD!
FERTILISED DUCK EMBRYO IS THE FAMOUS
STREET SNACK.
JEEPNEY AS THE USUAL PUBLIC
FILIPINOS CAN’T EAT WITHOUT
RICE
9. IMPORTANT PLACES
CHOCOLATE HILLS
• THEY ARE COVERED IN GREEN GRASS
THAT TURNS INTO A CHOCOLATE LIKE
BROWN DURING THE DRY SEASON,
HENCE THE NAME.
• THE CHOCOLATE HILLS ARE A FAMOUS
TOURIST ATTRACTION IN BOHOL.
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10. PUERTO
PRINCESA
• Puerto Princesa is a coastal city
on Palawan island in the
western Philippines.
• It’s a base for boat trips through
the massive limestone caves
and underground river of the
bodies of Puerto Princesa.
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11. MALACANANG
PALACE
• Malacanang Palace is the official
residence and principal workplace
of the President of the Philippines.
• It is located in old Manila district of
San Miguel neighborhood of Manila.
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12. BORACAY
• BORACAY IS A SMALL ISLAND IN THE
CENTRAL PHILIPPINES.
• ITS KNOWN FOR ITS RESORTS AND
BEACHES. ALONG THE WEST COAST,
WHITE BEACH IS BACKED BY PALM TREES,
BARS AND RESTAURANTS.
• POPULAR FOR ITS BEACHES AND
BLESSED WITH A LONG STRETCH OF
POWDERY WHITE SAND, CRYSTAL CLEAR
AND AZURE WATERS, AND A STUNNING
SUNSET.
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13. BANAUE RICE
TERRACES
• THE FAMOUS BANAUE RICE TERRACES
ONCE WERE JUST WINDING FIELDS
THAT LAID EMBRACING A MOUNTAIN
SIDE.
• ALTHOUGH THE LOCALS HAD TOTALLY
ABANDONED THIS PLACE, YOUNG
FARMERS AT THE PRESENT DAY ARE
REVIVING THESE PLANTATIONS.
14. TALAMA VIEW DECK
• IN TABUK CITY, SPECIFICALLY AT THE TALAMA VIEW
PARK , A PLACE IDEAL FOR ECO-WALK ADVENTURES
AND PICNICS, YOU CAN SEE THE BREATHTALKING VIEW
OF CHICO RIVER
15. NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF
FINE ARTS
• THE NATIONAL MUSUEM
OF FINE ARTS IS HOME TO
29 GALLERIES AND
HALLWAY EXHIBITIONS
COMPRISING OF 19TH
CENTURY FILIPINO
MASTERS, NATIONAL
ARTISTS, LEADING
MODERN PAINTERS,
SCULPTORS AND
PRINTMAKERS
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16.
17. Area and location
• CAPITAL: TOKYO
• CURRENCY: JAPANESE YEN
• POPULATION:125.7 MILLION
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: JAPANESE
18. CULTURE
• Japanese people always display modesty and humility.
People often bow to convey the message. “ I am not
above you. I respect you.” bowing longer with a higher
degree of angle means more respect.
19. Trivia/facts
Japan has the 11th
largest population
in the world.
It’s good manners
to slurp your
noodles.
The traditional
Christmas eve
meal is KFC
20. CLIMATE
• In most years, SPRING is from march
to may, SUMMER from June to
august, FALL from September to
November and WINTER from
December to January.
21. IMPORTANT
PLACES
• MOUNT FUJI
• The country’s tallest mountain
and one of its most iconic
landmarks is a popular destination
for outdoor recreation.
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22. Sakura or cherry
blossom
• The Japanese word SAKURA can
mean either the tree or its flowers.
The cherry blossom is considered
the national flower of Japan, and is
central to the custom of hanami
(flower viewing). Sakura trees are
often called Japanese cherry in
English.
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SINGAPORE
24. Area and location
• AREA: 734.3 SQUARE KILOMETERS
• CAPITAL: SINGAPORE CITY
• CURRENCY: SINGAPORE DOLLAR
• POPULATION: 5.454 MILLION
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ENGLISH,
MALAY, MANDARIN, AND TAMIL
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25. CULTURE
• Some popular Singaporean
customs and traditions are:
While meeting a Singaporean
formally or informally, make sure
to shake hands firmly with all,
even when departing.
A slight bow while shaking
hands is considered respectful.
Take off the shoes before
entering anyone’s house.
26. Trivia/facts
It’s a city of not just one island,
but 64.
It’s home to the world’s first
night zoo.
It’s one of the world’s greenest
cities.
29. Marina Bay Sands
• Aside from their luxury hotel and
iconic infinity pool, Marina Bay
Sands is also known for their high
end shopping center filled with all
the top brands and their
observation deck where you can
get a glimpse of the Singapore
skyline.
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31. AREA AND
LOCATION
• AREA: 513,120 KM
• CAPITAL: BANGKOK
• CURRENCY: THAI BAHT
• POPULATION: 71.6 MILLION
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: THAI
32. CULTURE
THAI CULTURE VALUES
SERENITY AND AVOIDS
CONFLICT AND SUDDEN
DISPLAYS OF ANGER.
VISITORS SHOULD TAKE
CARE NOT TO CREATE
CONFLICT AND HANDLE
DISAGREEMENTS WITH A
SMILE, WITHOUT
ASSIGNING BLAME.
33. TRIVIA/FACTS
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IS
PLAYED PUBLICITY TWICE A DAY
THAILAND IS THE ONLY SOUTHEAST
ASIAN COUNTRY THAT WAS NEVER
COLONISED BY A EUROPEAN POWER
RED BULL ORIGINATED IN
THAILAND
34. CLIMATE
THE WET SEASON (MARCH
TO OCTOBER)
THE COOL SEASON
(NOVEMBER TO FEBRAUARY)
THE HOT SEASON (MARCH TO
MAY)
35. IMPORTANT PLACES
• BANGKOK
• BANGKOK, THE COUNTRY’S
CAPITAL, IS AMONG THE MOST WELL-
KNOWN TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN
THAILAND.
• IT IS A FAST-PACED, BUSTING
METROPOLIS WITH A POPULATION OF
OVER EIGHT MILLION, IS RENOWNED
FOR ITS MULTICULTTURAL
ATMOSPHERE AND ACTIVE STREET
LIFE, AND SERVES AS THE ENTRY
POINT TO THE NATION’S TOP TEMPLES
AND PALACES.
36. THE GRAND PALACE
• The grand palace in Bangkok is one of the top
tourist destinations in Thailand, offering both
historical significance and exquisite craftmanship.
• The elegant and magnificent 150-year-old
palace, which houses the Thai King and functions
as the royal court and the administrative seat of
government, is adorned with lovely architecture
and exquisite decorations.
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38. AREA AND LOCATION
AREA: 330,345 KM
CAPITAL: KUALA LUMPUR
CURRENCY: MALAYSIAN RINGGIT
POPULATION: 33.57 MILLION
OFFICAL LANGUAGE: MALAY OR BAHASA MALAYSIA
39. CULTURE
HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI-
after a month of fasting,
muslims around the
world celebrate the end
of Ramadhan and the
beginning of syawal, the
10th month of Islamic
calendar.
It is a time of
forgiveness and
blessings for friends and
family.
41. CLIMATE
MALAYSIA HAS A TROPICAL
CLIMATE WITH HOT, HUMID
WEATHER THROUGHT OUT
THE YEAR.
EXPERIENCES WET AND DRY
SEASONS.
ONE OF IT BEING DURING
THE WINTER(DECEMBER-
FEBRAURY) DURING THE
SUMMER(JUMME-AUGUST)
42. IMPORTANT
PLACES
• PETRONAS TWIN
TOWER
• One of the Malaysia’s
most famous landmarks.
This tower held a record
of the world’s tallest
building in 1998-2004
before Burj Khalifa tower
breaks the record in
Dubai.
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43. BUKIT BINTANG
(BINTANG WALK)
• MALAYSIA OWNS BUKIT BINTANG AS A
FAMOUS SHOPPING CENTER FOR
LOCAL AND FOREIGN TOURISTS.
• VARIOUS SHOPPING CENTERS IN THIS
DISTRICT SELL ANYTHING, FROM
AFFORDABLE GOODS TO IMPORTED
BRANDS.
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45. AREA AND LOCATION
AREA: 9.6 MILLION
SQUARE KILOMETERS
CAPITAL: BEIJING CURRENCY: CHINESE
YUAN
POPULATION: 1.412
BILLION
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
MANDARIN ALSO
CALLED PUTONGHUA
46. CULTURE
China has a rich history of traditional arts and
crafts such as calligraphy, painting, ceramics,
jade carving, silk weaving, and paper-cutter.
Chinese New Year, also known Lunar New Year
or spring festivals, is China’s most important
festivals.
47. TRIVIA/FACTS
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA IS
ACTUALLY A COLLECTION OF WALLS
THE YANGTZE RIVER IS THE LONGEST
RIVER IN ASIA
THE FORBIDDEN CITY IS THE BIGGEST
IMPERIAL PALACE IN THE WORLD
48. CLIMATE
IN SPRING (MARCH-MAY)
THE WEATHER IS WARM
AND DRY
IN SUMMER (JUNE-
AUGUST)
IT IS HOT AND RAINY IN
AUTUMN (SEPTEMBER-
NOVEMBER)
WINTER (DECEMBER-
FEBRAUARY)
49. IMPORTANT
PLACES
• GREAT WALL OF CHINA
• China is surrounded by a series of age-
old fortifications that were built to
protect its borders.
• These were used as protections by the
imperial Chinese states to safeguard
themselves from several nomadic
groups.
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50. POTALA
PALACE
• The palace is one of China’s most
magnificent structure that was
constructed as a fortress and a
residence for the Dalai Lama but
was initially a place for political
and religious treasures.
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KOREA
52. AREA AND
LOCATION
• AREA: 100,339 KM
• CAPITAL: SEOUL
• CURRENCY: WON
• POPULATION: 51.74 MILLION
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
KOREAN
53. CULTURE
KOREA IDENTIFIES SIX “HANS” THAT ARE
IMPORTANT KOREAN CULTURAL HERITAGES
FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION:
HANGUL(ALPHABET)
HANSIK(FOOD)
HANBOK(CLOTHING)
HANOK(TRADITIONAL HOUSING)
HANJA(CHINESE CHARACTERS)
HANGUK-EUMAK(MUSIC)
54. TRIVIA/FACTS
A SOJU BRAND IS THE MOST SOLD ALCOHOL
WORLDWIDE- BY FAR
ALMOST HALF OF ALL KOREANS ARE EITHER
CALLED LEE, PARK, OR KIM
KIMCHI IS LIFE- QUITE LITERALLY
¼ OF KOREANS HAD PLASTIC SURGERY
BEFORE
55. CLIMATE
THE WINTER SEASON IS
TYPICALLY COLD AND DRY
WHILE SUMMER IS
GENERALLY HOT AND HUMID
WITH A LOT OF RAINFALL.
SPRING AND AUTUMN ARE
MOSTLY DRY AND CLEAR.
56. IMPORTANT
PLACES
• NAMSAM SEOUL TOWER
• THE N SEOUL TOWER, WHICH IS A
SYMBOL OF SEOUL NOW, WAS
ESTABLISHED AT THE HIGHEST POINT TO
GLANCE AT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IMAGES
OF SEOUL.
• IT IS ALSO KOREA’S FIRST GENERAL RADIO
WAVE TOWER FROM 1969, DELIVERING TV
AND RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE
METROPOLITAN AREA.
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57. NAMI ISLAND
• Nami island, located in Gangwon-do,
south Korea is famous for its stunning
natural beauty and its association with
popular Korean dramas.
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59. AREA AND LOCATION
AREA: 1.905 MILLION KM
CAPITAL: JAKARTA
CURRENCY: INDONESIAN RUPIAH
POPULATION: 273.8 MILLION
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: BAHASA INDONESIA
61. TRIVIA/FACTS
INDONESIA IS THE LARGEST ARCHIPELAGO IN THE WORLD
THERE ARE 100 ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN INDONESIA
INDONESIA LOVES SOCIAL MEDIA
INDONESIA HAS OVER 600 ETHNIC GROUPS
62. CLIMATE
o INDONESIA’S CLIMATE IS LARGELY HOT
AND HUMID WITH RAINFALL
OCCURRING MOSTLY IN LOW-LYING
AREAS AND MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS
EXPERIENCING COOLER
TEMPERATURES.
63. IMPORTANT PLACES
• BALI
• BALI HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST
FAVORITE TOURIST DESTINATION IN
INDONESIA SINCE A LONG TIME A GO.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE ISLAND OF THE
GODS, ITS ENCHANTING TROPICAL VIBE
WILL IMMEDIATELY WELCOME YOU AS
SOON AS YOU STEP ON THE ISLAND.
64. SACRED MONKEY FOREST
SANCTUARY
• THE SACRED MONKEY FOREST SANCTUARY IS A
NATURE RESERVE AND TEMPLE COMPLEX IN
UBUD, BALI, HOME TO OVER 1260 LONG
TAILED MACAQUES.
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66. AREA AND LOCATION
AREA: 22,145 KM SQUARE
CAPITAL: JERUSALEM
CURRENCY: NEW ISRAELI SHEKEL
POPULATION: 9.364 MILLION
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: HEBREW
67. CULTURE
ISRAEL IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE JEWISH
CULTURE, AND ENCOMPASSES THE
FOUNDATIONS OF MANY JEWISH CULTURAL
CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING PHILOSOPHY,
LITERATURE,POETRY, ART, MY MYTHOLOGY,
FOLKLORE, MYTICISM AND FESTIVALS; AS WELL
AS JUDAIISM, WHICH WAS ALSO FUNDAMENTAL
TO THE CREATION OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM.
ISRAEL CONTAINS A COLLECTIVIST SOCIETY IN
WHICH THE GROUP, ESPECIALLY THE FAMILY, IS
VALUE MORE THAN ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.
68. TRIVIA/FACTS
ISRAEL HAS TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: HEBREW AND ARABIC
ISRAEL IS THE ONLY LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
EVER WONDERED IF THE GLUE ON ISRAEL’S STAMPS ARE KOSHER?
IT IS.
ISRAEL HAS MORE MUSEUMS PER CAPITA THAN ANY OTHER
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
70. IMPORTANT
PLACES
THE WESTERN WALL,
JERUSALEM
• Perhaps the most significant site in
Israel from a Jewish perspective is the
western wall.
• This massive wall was originally
constructed to support the plaza of the
Jewish Temple Mount some 2000
years ago.
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71. The church of the a Holy
Sepulcher, Jerusalem
• The church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most
significant site in the Holy Land from a
Christian perspective.
• The sacred complex was built in 335 AD to
mark and sanctify where Jesus was buried and
resurrected.
• Thousands of Christian pilgrims visit this site
daily, and it attracts visitors from all over the
world.
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IRAQ
73. AREA AND LOCATION
AREA: 438,314 KM SQUARE
CAPITAL: BAGHDAD
CURRENCY: IRAQI DINAR
POPULATION: 43.53 MILLION
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ARABIC AND KURDISH
74. CULTURE
IRAQ HAS LONG REFLECTED CULTURAL
DIVERSITY.
IRAQ IS A MUSLIM NATION WITH ARABIC AND
KURDISH AS ITS OFFICIAL LANGUAGES, AS SUCH
ISLAMIC HOLIDAYS ARE CELEBRATED.
ALTHOUGH IRAQIS GENERALLY ARE A RELIGIOUS
AND CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE, THERE ARE
STRONG SECULAR TENDENCIES IN THE COUNTRY.
75. TRIVIA/FACTS
IRAQ MEANS FERTILE
IRAQ IS HOME TO THE
WORLD’S OLDEST
CIVILISATION
DROUGHT HAS
UNCOVERED A 3,400-
YEAR-OLD CITY
A SUPERSTITION ABOUT
BLACK CATS COULD HAVE
ORIGINATED IN IRAQ.
76. CLIMATE
SUMMER, WHICH LASTS FROM
MAY TO OCTOBER IS
CHARACTERIZED BY CLEAR SKIES,
EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES,
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
NO PRECIPITATION OCCURS FROM
JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
77. IMPORTANT PLACES
SULAYMANIYAH
• SULAYMANIYAH OR SLEMANI, IS A
CITY IN THE EAST OF THE
KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ, NOT
FAR FROM THE IRAN-IRAQ
BORDER.
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78. BAGHDAD
• THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
CULTURAL CENTRE OF ARAB
AND ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION AND
ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES OF
THE WORLD.
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79. GROUP
7 ASIA
STEFANIE DUMAGUING – PHILIPPINES,
JAPAN.
CARIE ALYA-ON – SINGAPORE, THAILAND
QUENIE BAGUIYAC– MALAYSIA, CHINA
ASHLEY GAYBON– KOREA, INDONESIA.
JUDITH ANNE LUBISYO – ISRAEL, IRAQ.
