1. Find the answers to the following questions about the Philippines at the CIA World FactBook website. Answers can be found under the "Geography" "People" and "Government" headings.
a) capital:
b) location/the countries that share its borders:
c) the religious breakdown of the population:
d) the type of government:
e) the chief of state (and head of government if different):
f) the population:

2. Answer the following about Balikatan:
a) What is its purpose?
b) How many troops are participating?
c) How long will the exercises last?
d) What will the games entail?

3. Under what pact are the joint exercises being conducted? - what will it give the U.S.? the Philippines?

4. Under what treaty are the annual war games conducted? (read more under “Resources” below)

5. How beneficial or important do you think it is to the U.S. for our military to conduct war games with our allies? Explain your answer.