Philippines is a Southeast Asian archipelago with a growing service economy, robust remittance inflows, expanding BPO sector, and renewable-energy growth.
Philippines
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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, capital city of Philippines.
Word: Bayanihan
Meaning: communal cooperation
Basic Information
Capital City: Manila, capital city of Philippines
Population: 116,786,962 (UN)
Area: 300,000 km² / 186,411 sq mi
People are called: Filipinos, Filipinas
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
81 provinces and 38 chartered cities
provinces
- 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
Geography
Latitude: 13° 00' N
Longitude: 122° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: South Eastern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Climate
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 22 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 570 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 102 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.092 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 117 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.72
Mean Years of Schooling: 10.0
Expected Years of Schooling: 12.8
Life Expectancy at Birth: 69.8 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Muslim
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .ph
Calling Code: +63
MapGeo Name: Philippines
MapGeo Code: PH