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Philippines

PH / PHL   12.0°, 123.0°

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The islands are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions. From north to south, the divisions are: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 114 million, it is the world's thirteenth-most-populous country.

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People are called
Filipino
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+63
Capital
Manila
Population
112,729,484
Area
343,448 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Philippine peso
Languages
Filipino, English, Cebuano
Sells
integrated circuits, machine parts, gold, insulated wire
Sells to
China 19%, USA 13%, Hong Kong 12%
Land borders
None
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+63
Founded
1946
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Filipino

These are English demonyms for people from Philippines. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Philippines yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

BEYOND THE MAP

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

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Englishofficial
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Largest cities

Quezon City 3,084,270
Davao 1,848,947
Caloocan 1,712,945
Manila  capital 1,600,000
Taguig 1,308,085

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Presidential republic.

Climate and geography

tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)

Climate zone

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Jose Rizal
Jose Rizal National hero and writer José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer, and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos Dictator, 1965-1986 Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino President of the People Power revolution María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: languages, official languages, past leaders, wars.