Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Philippines
Republic of the Philippines Republika ng Pilipinas (Filipino) | |
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| Capital | Manila[a] (de jure) 14°35′N 120°58′E / 14.583°N 120.967°E Metro Manila[a] (de facto) |
| Largest city | Quezon City 14°38′N 121°02′E / 14.633°N 121.033°E |
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| Demonym(s) | Filipino (neutral) Filipina (feminine) Pinoy (used for certain common nouns) |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Rodrigo Duterte | |
| Leni Robredo | |
| Tito Sotto | |
| Lord Allan Velasco | |
| Alexander Gesmundo | |
| Legislature | Congress |
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| 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[4] (inland waters) |
• Land | 298,170 |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate |  106,651,394[5][6] (12th) |
• 2015 census | 100,981,437[7][8] |
• Density | 336/km2 (870.2/sq mi) (47th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total |  $1 trillion[9] (29th) |
• Per capita | $9,061[9] (115th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $402.638 billion[9] (32nd) |
• Per capita | $3,646[9] (118th) |
| Gini (2018) |  42.3[10]medium · 44th |
| HDI (2019) | 0.718[11] high · 107th |
| Currency | Philippine peso (₱) (PHP) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Mains electricity | 220 V–60 Hz |
| Driving side | right[b] |
| 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. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean, and consists of about 7,640 islands, that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the southwest, and shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia and Brunei to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. The Philippines covers an area of 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) and, as of 2020, had a population of around 109 million people, making it the world's twelfth-most populous country. The Philippines is a multinational state, with diverse ethnicities and cultures throughout its islands. Manila is the nation's capital, while the largest city is Quezon City, both lying within the urban area of Metro Manila.