The Philippines are nearest to Guam.
The Philippines is nearest to the US territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. These territories are located east of the Philippines.
The Philippines is closest to Guam, which is a US possession in the western Pacific Ocean. Guam is located southeast of the Philippines, approximately 1,500 miles away.
Taiwan is the country nearest to the northern end of the Philippines.
The nearest continent to the Philippines is Asia.
The nearest country to the Philippines is Taiwan, which is located to the north of the Philippines. The distance between the two countries is approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) at their closest points.
The closest possessions or protectorates to the United States were Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, while the Philippines were a former colony that became a U.S. possession after the Spanish-American War.
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The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
Northeast of the Philippines is the Pacific Ocean, which includes some distant islands of Japan (Ogasawara Islands and Iwo Jima), and farther east the US possessions of Guam and the Northern Marianas.
The US gained possession of Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Phillipines. Note that although the US no longer owns Cuba, it does still control Guantanamo Bay, and the Philippines was granted Independence after WW2.
The Spanish American war in the Pacific was a conflict primarily between the United States and Spain in 1898. The US gained several new possessions in the Pacific as a result, including the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The acquisition of these territories allowed the US to establish a significant presence in the Pacific region and expand its influence.
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Taiwan is the country nearest to the northern end of the Philippines.
The nearest country to the Philippines is Taiwan, which is located to the north of the Philippines. The distance between the two countries is approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) at their closest points.
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On August 12, 1898 the US defeated Spain in the Spanish American war thereby gaining the Philippines and other nations as possessions of the USA. See the link below for a lot more detail on the war.