Philippines, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

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Philippines is a country located in the South-eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Philippines
Philippines is located in	South-eastern Asia Asia Continent
Philippines has a population of	114,891,199 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Philippines are called Filipinos, Filipinas
The country’s total area is	300,000 Km² ( 186,411 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	104
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Philippines HDI ranks in position nº 113 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.710 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Philippines’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 67 countries Philippines passport ranks in position nº 72 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Philippines GDP per capita is	$4,350 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Philippines ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Philippines EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as High proficiency in English has a score of 570 ranks 22nd worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	13° 00' N, 122° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Philippines Capital city	Manila
Philippines Climate	tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Muslim,
Currency name & code	Peso (PHP)
Internet ccTLD	.ph
Philippines calling code	+63

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