Philippines - Introduction

Philippines (officially: Republic of the Philippines) is a country in Asia, precisely in South-Eastern Asia, with a population of about 119.7 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-06). The capital city of Republic of the Philippines is Manila, and the official country TLD code is .ph. Philippines has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as PH, PHL, PHI, 608 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Philippines , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Philippines
Official Republic of the Philippines
Common (Native) Philippines
Official (Native) Republic of the Philippines
Alternative spellings PH, Republic of the Philippines, Repúblika ng Pilipinas
Translations ⬇️
Languages
eng English
fil Filipino
Geography
User Country Flag

Flag

Philippines is located in South-Eastern Asia and has a total land area of 342353 km². It is bounded by and the capital city is Manila

Region/Continent Asia
Subregion South-Eastern Asia
TimeZone UTC+08:00
Capital city Manila
Area 342353 km²
Population 2024-11-06 119.7 Millions
Bordered Countreies
Demonym
eng Male: Filipino / Female: Filipino
fra Male: Philippin / Female: Philippine
Lat/Lng 13, 122
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Philippines

The flag of Philippines is composed of two equal horizontal bands of blue and red, with a white equilateral triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a central golden-yellow sun with eight rays and a five-pointed golden-yellow star at each vertex.

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Currency
Name Philippine peso
Code PHP
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 PH
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 PHL
ISO 3166-1 numeric 608
International calling code +63
FIFA 3 Letter Code PHI
All Important Facts about Philippines

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Philippines is found in South-Eastern Asia