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Country in Southeast Asia

"Philippine" redirects here. For the town in the Netherlands, see Philippine, Netherlands.

Republic of the Philippines Republika ng Pilipinas (Filipino)
Flag   Coat of arms[a]
Motto:  Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa[1] "For God, People, Nature, and Country"
Anthem: "Lupang Hinirang" "Chosen Land"
Great Seal:
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Philippines
Capital	Manila (de jure) Metro Manila[b] (de facto) 13°N 122°E / 13°N 122°E / 13; 122
Largest city	Quezon City
Official languages	Filipino English
Recognised national languages	Filipino
Recognised regional languages	19 languages[4]
National sign language	Filipino Sign Language
Other recognized languages[c]	Spanish and Arabic
Ethnic groups (2020[6])	26.0% Tagalog 14.3% Bisaya 8.0% Ilocano 8.0% Cebuano 7.9% Ilonggo 6.5% Bicolano 20.3% other
Religion (2020)[7]	85.3% Christianity 78.8% Catholicism[d] 6.5% other Christian 6.4% Islam 8.2% other
Demonym(s)	Filipino (neutral) Filipina (feminine) Pinoy (colloquial neutral) Pinay (colloquial feminine) Philippine (adjective for certain common nouns)
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Bongbong Marcos
• Vice President	Sara Duterte
• Senate President	Francis Escudero
• House Speaker	Martin Romualdez
• Chief Justice	Alexander Gesmundo
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence  from Spain and the United States
• Declaration	June 12, 1898
• Cession	April 11, 1899
• Self-government	November 15, 1935
• Recognized	July 4, 1946
• Constitution	February 2, 1987
Area
• Total	300,000[8][9][e] km2 (120,000 sq mi) (72nd)
• Water (%)	0.61[10] (inland waters)
Population
• 2024 census	112,729,484[11]
• Density	363.45/km2 (941.3/sq mi) (34th)
GDP (PPP)	2025 estimate
• Total	$1.488 trillion[12] (30th)
• Per capita	$12,930[13] (114th)
GDP (nominal)	2025 estimate
• Total	$497.05 billion[14] (32nd)
• Per capita	$4,350[15] (125th)
Gini (2021)	40.2[16] medium inequality
HDI (2023)	0.720[17] high (117th)
Currency	Philippine peso (₱) (PHP)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PhST)
Calling code	+63
ISO 3166 code	PH
Internet TLD	.ph

The Philippines,^[f] officially the Republic of the Philippines,^[g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's twelfth-most-populous country.

The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has diverse ethnicities and a rich culture. Manila is the country's capital, and its most populated city is Quezon City. Both are within Metro Manila.

Negritos, the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, were followed by waves of Austronesian peoples. The adoption of animism, Hinduism with Buddhist influence, and Islam established island-kingdoms. Extensive overseas trade with neighbors such as the late Tang or Song empire brought Chinese people to the archipelago as well, which would also gradually settle in and intermix over the centuries. The arrival of the explorer Ferdinand Magellan marked the beginning of Spanish colonization. In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago las Islas Filipinas in honor of King Philip II. Catholicism became the dominant religion, and Manila became the western hub of trans-Pacific trade. Hispanic immigrants from Latin America and Iberia would also selectively colonize. The Philippine Revolution began in 1896, and became entwined with the 1898 Spanish–American War. Spain ceded the territory to the United States, and Filipino revolutionaries declared the First Philippine Republic. The ensuing Philippine–American War ended with the United States controlling the territory until the Japanese invasion of the islands during World War II. After the United States retook the Philippines from the Japanese, the Philippines became independent in 1946. Since then, the country notably experienced a period of martial law from 1972 to 1981 under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and his subsequent overthrow by the People Power Revolution in 1986. Since returning to democracy, the constitution of the Fifth Republic was enacted in 1987, and the country has been governed as a unitary presidential republic. However, the country continues t

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1. Republic Act No. 8491 (February 12, 1998), Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, Metro Manila, Philippines: Official Gazette of the Philippines, archived from the original on May 25, 2017, retrieved March 8, 2014
2. Presidential Decree No. 940, s. 1976 (May 29, 1976), Establishing Manila as the Capital of the Philippines and as the Permanent Seat of the National Government, Manila, Philippines: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, archived from the original on May 25, 2017, retrieved April 4, 2015
3. "Quezon City Local Government – Background". Quezon City Local Government. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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6. "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority (Press release). Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
7. Mapa, Dennis (February 21, 2023). "Religious Affiliation in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority (Press release). p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
8. "Philippines country profile". BBC News. December 19, 2023. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
9. "Philippines". Central Intelligence Agency. February 27, 2023. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via CIA.gov.
10. "Philippines". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
11. Mapa, Dennis. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" (Press release). Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025.
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16. "Highlights of the Preliminary Results of the 2021 Annual Family Income and Expenditure Survey" (Press release). PSA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
17. "Human Development Report 2025" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. May 6, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.