The Philippines (/ˈfɪləpiːnz/; Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs] or Filipinas [fɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially the Republic of the kPhilippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas),is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both within the single urban area of Metro Manila.Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia and Brunei to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest.
Capital: City of Manilaa
14°35′N 120°58′E
Largest city:Quezon City
14°38′N 121°02′E
Official languages
Recognized regional languages:
Ethnic groups (2015)
ReligionPredominately
Christianity (~90%)
Islam (~6%)
Demonym(s)Filipino
(masculine or neutral)
Filipina
(feminine)
Pinoy
(colloquial masculine or neutral)
Pinay
(colloquial feminine)
GovernmentUnitary presidential constitutional republic
Area• Total300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) (72nd)
• Water (%)0.61 (inland waters)
• Land 298,170
Population• 2015 census100,981,437(13th)
• Density336/km2 (870.2/sq mi) (47th)
• Total$1.110 trillion (27th)
• Per capita$10,094 (112th (2019))
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total$383 billion (32nd)
• Per capita$3,484 (125th (2019))
CurrencyPhilippine peso (₱) (PHP)
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Mains electricity:220 V–60 Hz
Driving side:right,formerly left before 1947/1948