Philippines
Manila · Southeast Asia
Philippines is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Manila, the official currency is the Philippine Peso, and the main language is Filipino.
With a population of roughly 117.3 million people spread over 300,000 km², Philippines is the 13th most populous country in the world and the 72nd largest by area. That works out at about 391 people per square kilometre.
Philippines has no land borders with any other country. Its largest urban centres are Quezon City, Manila and Davao. The highest point in the country is Mount Apo, at 2,954 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Italy, while its population is closest to that of Egypt.
- Capital
- Manila
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Population
- 117,300,000
- Area
- 300,000 km²
- Currency
- Philippine Peso
- Main language
- Filipino
- Highest point
- Mount Apo
2,954 m - Land borders
- 0
Philippines: things worth knowing
- The Philippines comprises about 7,600 islands, of which roughly 2,000 are inhabited.
- It lies on the Ring of Fire and in the main typhoon belt, making it one of the most disaster-exposed countries.
- The Philippine Trench off its east coast plunges to over 10,000 metres.
Philippines in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Philippines ranks 7th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.