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.
Common | Philippines |
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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 ⬇️ |
eng | English |
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fil | Filipino |
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 |
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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 |
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.
Currency | |
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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 |
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