Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Capital
Manila
Population
117,724,472
2026 estimate
Area
342,353 km²
Code
PHL
Languages
English, Filipino
Currencies
Philippine peso (₱)
Did you know?
- ✨Made up of 7,641 islands — many still uninhabited.
- 🛢One of the world's leading coconut producers — coconut water, oil and coir are important products.
- ✨Karaoke as we know it — the 'sing-along system' — was invented by a Filipino in the 1970s.
- 🍫Home to the Chocolate Hills — over 1,200 nearly identical cone-shaped hills that turn brown in the dry season.
- 🏛Texting capital of the world — Filipinos send more SMS messages per day than anyone else.
Location
13.00°, 122.00°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Philippines
342,353 km²
% of Australia
4.45%