Philippines, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
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Philippines is a Southeast Asian archipelago with a growing service economy, robust remittance inflows, expanding BPO sector, and renewable-energy growth.
Philippines in one word would be “Bayanihan,” meaning communal cooperation.
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Philippines is a country located in the South-eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Philippines |
The capital city of Philippines is Manila.
| Philippines is located in | South-eastern Asia Asia Continent |
| Philippines has a population of | 114,891,199 inhabitants within a total area of 300,000 Km2 (186,411 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Philippines’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 104 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.21 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Philippines HDI ranks in position nº 117 worldwide HDI of 0.720 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Philippines’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 67 countries Philippines passport ranks 72nd 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 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 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 |
Philippines administrative divisions
81 provinces and 38 chartered citiesprovinces
- Abra
- Agusan del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Aklan
- Albay
- Antique
- Apayao
- Aurora
- Basilan
- Bataan
- Batanes
- Batangas
- Biliran
- Benguet
- Bohol
- Bukidnon
- Bulacan
- Cagayan
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Camiguin
- Capiz
- Catanduanes
- Cavite
- Cebu
- Cotabato
- Davao del Norte
- Davao del Sur
- Davao de Oro
- Davao Occidental
- Davao Oriental
- Dinagat Islands
- Eastern Samar
- Guimaras
- Ifugao
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Iloilo
- Isabela
- Kalinga
- Laguna
- Lanao del Norte
- Lanao del Sur
- La Union
- Leyte
- Maguindanao
- Marinduque
- Masbate
- Mindoro Occidental
- Mindoro Oriental
- Misamis Occidental
- Misamis Oriental
- Mountain
- Negros Occidental
- Negros Oriental
- Northern Samar
- Nueva Ecija
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Palawan
- Pampanga
- Pangasinan
- Quezon
- Quirino
- Rizal
- Romblon
- Samar
- Sarangani
- Siquijor
- Sorsogon
- South Cotabato
- Southern Leyte
- Sultan Kudarat
- Sulu
- Surigao del Norte
- Surigao del Sur
- Tarlac
- Tawi-Tawi - Where you can find the Sama-Bajau tribe, one of the original settlers in the Philippines who are incredible free divers that can hold their breath for up to 13 minutes while spear fishing
- Zambales
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Zamboanga Sibugay;
chartered cities
- Angeles
- Bacolod
- Baguio
- Butuan
- Cagayan de Oro
- Caloocan
- Cebu
- Cotabato
- Dagupan
- Davao
- General Santos
- Iligan
- Iloilo
- Lapu-Lapu
- Las Pinas
- Lucena
- Makati
- Malabon
- Mandaluyong
- Mandaue
- Manila
- Marikina
- Muntinlupa
- Naga
- Navotas
- Olongapo
- Ormoc
- Paranaque
- Pasay
- Pasig
- Puerto Princesa
- Quezon
- San Juan
- Santiago
- Tacloban
- Taguig
- Valenzuela
- Zamboanga
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