Republic of the Philippines Republika ng Pilipinas (Filipino) | |
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| Capital | City of Manilaa 14°35′N 120°58′E / 14.583°N 120.967°E |
| Largest city | Quezon City 14°38′N 121°02′E / 14.633°N 121.033°E |
| Official languages | |
| Recognized regional languages | |
| Protected auxiliary languages | |
| Other recognized languages | Filipino Sign Language |
| Ethnic groups (2015) | |
| Religion | [5] |
| Demonym(s) | Filipino (masculine or neutral) Filipina (feminine) Pinoy (colloquial masculine or neutral) Pinay (colloquial feminine) |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Rodrigo Duterte | |
| Maria Leonor Robredo | |
| Vicente Sotto III | |
| Alan Peter Cayetano | |
| Diosdado Peralta | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence from the United States | |
| June 12, 1898 | |
| December 10, 1898 | |
| July 4, 1946 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) (72nd) |
• Water (%) | 0.61[6] (inland waters) |
• Land | 298,170 |
| Population | |
• 2015 census | 100,981,437[7] (13th) |
• Density | 336/km2 (870.2/sq mi) (47th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $1.110 trillion[8] (27th) |
• Per capita | $10,094[8] (112th (2019)) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $383 billion[8] (32nd) |
• Per capita | $3,484[8] (125th (2019)) |
| Gini (2015) |  44.4[9]medium · 44th |
| HDI (2018) |  0.712[10]high · 106th |
| Currency | Philippine peso (₱) (PHP) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
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| Mains electricity | 220 V–60 Hz |
| Driving side | right,[11] formerly left before 1947/1948 |
| Calling code | +63 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH |
| Internet TLD | .ph |
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, 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 and 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.