Philippines

The **Philippines** is an island country in Southeast Asia in the Pacific Ocean. It has 7,641 islands. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila.

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Republic of the Philippines
- **common name**: the Philippines
- **image flag**: Flag of the Philippines.svg
- **image coat**: Coat of arms of the Philippines.svg
- **other symbol**: <div style="padding:0.3em;"></div>

- **other symbol type**: Great Seal of the Philippines, Great Seal
- **national motto**:
""

- **national anthem**: __

- **image map**: PHL orthographic.svg
- **capital**: Manila

- **largest city**: Quezon City

- **languages type**: National language
- **languages**: Filipino language, Filipino
- **languages2 type**: Other recognized languages
- **languages2**:
Filipino Sign Language

- **ethnic groups year**: 2015
- **demonym**: Filipinos, Filipino

Filipina

Pinoy

Pinay

Filipinos, Philippine
- **government type**: Unitary state, Unitary Presidential system, presidential republic
- **leader title1**: President of the Philippines, President
- **leader name1**: Bongbong Marcos
- **leader title2**: Vice President of the Philippines, Vice President
- **leader name2**: Sara Duterte
- **leader title3**: President of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate President
- **leader name3**: Tito Sotto
- **leader title4**: Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Speaker
- **leader name4**: Bojie Dy
- **leader title5**: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Chief Justice
- **leader name5**: Alexander Gesmundo
- **legislature**: Congress of the Philippines, Congress
- **upper house**: Senate of the Philippines, Senate
- **lower house**: House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives
- **sovereignty type**: Sovereignty of the Philippines, Formation of the republic
- **established event1**: Philippine Declaration of Independence, Independence from Spain declared
- **established date1**: 12 June 1898
- **established event2**: Treaty of Paris (1898) / Spanish cession
- **established date2**: 10 December 1898
- **established event3**: Malolos Constitution / First Philippine Republic
- **established date3**: 21 January 1899
- **established event4**: Tydings–McDuffie Act
- **established date4**: 24 March 1934
- **established event5**: Commonwealth of the Philippines
- **established date5**: 14 May 1935
- **established event6**: Treaty of Manila (1946), Treaty of Manila / Independence from United States
- **established date6**: 4 July 1946
- **established event7**: Constitution of the Philippines, Current constitution
- **established date7**: 2 February 1987
- **area km2**: 300,000
- **area label**: Total
- **area rank**: 72nd
- **percent water**: 0.61 
- **area label2**: Land area, Land
- **area data2**: 300,000
- **population estimate year**: 2018
- **population census**: 100,981,437
- **population census year**: 2015
- **population census rank**: 13th
- **population density km2**: 336
- **population density rank**: 47th
- **gdp ppp**: $933.913 billion
- **gdp ppp year**: 2020
- **gdp ppp rank**: 27th
- **gdp ppp per capita**: $8,573
- **gdp ppp per capita rank**: 115th
- **gdp nominal**: $367.362 billion
- **gdp nominal year**: 2020
- **gdp nominal rank**: 31st
- **gdp nominal per capita**: $3,484
- **gdp nominal per capita rank**: 119th
- **gini**: 39.3
- **gini year**: 2023
- **gini change**: decrease
- **hdi**: 0.720
- **hdi year**: 2017
- **hdi change**: increase
- **hdi rank**: 117th
- **currency**: Philippine peso, Peso (₱)
- **currency code**: PHP
- **time zone**: Philippine Standard Time, PST
- **utc offset**: +8
- **utc offset dst**: +8
- **time zone dst**: not observed
- **electricity**: 220V - 60Hz
- **drives on**: right
- **calling code**: +63
- **cctld**: .ph
- **official website**: [https://www.gov.ph/ National Government Portal]
[http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/ Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]
- **footnote a**: While Manila is designated as the nation's capital, the seat of government is the _National Capital Region_, commonly known as "Metro Manila", of which the city of Manila is a part. Many national government institutions aside from Malacañang Palace and some agencies/institutions are located within the NCR.
- **footnote b**: Since 10 March 1945