Llanto, Gilberto M.; Basilio, Enrico L.; Basilio, Leilanie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The Philippines is an archipelago of approximately 7,107 islands. It has a long coastline extending to 235,973 square kilometers which is longer than that of the United States (UNESCAP 2002b). The countrys archipelagic configuration requires an efficient maritime transport infrastructure...