World Countries

Philippines

Philippines coat of arms
The flag of Philippines is composed of two equal horizontal bands of blue and red, with a white equilateral triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a central golden-yellow sun with eight rays and a five-pointed golden-yellow star at each vertex.

Common Name: Philippines

Official Name: Republic of the Philippines

Geographic Details

CapitalManila
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouth-Eastern Asia
Landlocked❌
Area342,353 km²
Coordinates(13° 0' N, 122° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population114,123,600
CurrencyPhilippine peso (₱)
TimezonesUTC+08:00
LanguagesEnglish, Filipino
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.ph
Calling Code+6
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodePH
alpha3CodePHL