PH
Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Philippines sits in South-Eastern Asia and uses PHP - Philippine peso (₱). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Manila
Population
112.7M
Area
342.4K km2
Population
112.7M
112,729,484 people
Area
342.4K km2
342,353 square kilometers
Density
329/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Manila
14.6, 120.97
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Philippines, officially listed here as Republic of the Philippines, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Philippines, PH, PHL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Philippines is grouped under Asia, more specifically South-Eastern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 112,729,484 people and a land area of 342,353 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 329 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 13, 122, while the capital coordinate reference is 14.6, 120.97. Philippines has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Manila (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Manila, Quezon City, Zamboanga City, Davao and Caloocan City. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Philippines, capital of Philippines, and major urban areas in Philippines. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include ASEAN and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Philippines uses calling code +63, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+08:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Aug 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists PHP - Philippine peso (₱), while language records include English and Filipino. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RP. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 39.3 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Philippines profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PH / PHL
Top-level domains
.ph
Continents
Asia
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RP
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Philippines is represented by the PH country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Manila
Manila
24,922,000
primary
#2
Quezon City
Quezon
3,084,270
admin
#3
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga
2,100,000
admin
#4
Davao
Davao
1,848,947
admin
#5
Caloocan City
Caloocan
1,712,945
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Aug 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+63
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+08:00
Languages
English, Filipino
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
39.3
2023