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Philippines

An archipelago of about 7,641 islands, only around 2,000 of them named and inhabited. On Bohol island, over 1,260 near-identical grassy mounds called the Chocolate Hills turn brown in the dry season, a geological formation found nowhere else on Earth.

The grass-covered conical mounds of the Chocolate Hills on Bohol island, Philippines

The Chocolate Hills, Bohol

Photo: Eduardojr5, CC BY-SA 4.0

Blue for peace and justice, red for courage, the white triangle for equality. The sun's eight rays stand for the first eight provinces to revolt against Spanish rule; the three stars represent Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

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