Philippines
Republic of the Philippines · South-Eastern Asia
The Philippines is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Manila as its capital, home to about 116,786,962 people. The Philippines shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Manila |
|---|---|
| Region | South-Eastern Asia |
| Currency | Philippine peso (PHP ₱) |
| Calling code | +63 |
| ISO codes | PH / PHL / 608 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇵🇭 |
| Population | 116,786,962 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 342,353 km² |
| Languages | English, Filipino |
| Internet domain | .ph |
| Demonym | Filipino |
What does the flag of Philippines mean?
The Philippine flag's white triangle stands for liberty, equality and fraternity, with blue for peace, truth and justice and red for patriotism and valour. The golden sun in the triangle has eight rays for the eight provinces that first rose against Spanish rule in the 1896 revolution, and the three stars represent the country's main island groups: Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. Uniquely, the flag is itself a wartime signal: it is flown with the blue stripe uppermost in peacetime and inverted, red on top, in time of war. It was first unfurled at the declaration of independence on 12 June 1898.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of the Philippines
About Philippines
The Philippines, officially Republic of the Philippines, is a United Nations member state in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Manila. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Philippine peso (₱), using the code PHP.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Philippines for Manila’s own facts and history.
To call the Philippines from abroad, dial the country code +63. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes PH (alpha-2) and PHL (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 116,786,962.
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How the Philippines compares
- Area: 342,353 km², ranking 63 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 116,786,962, ranking 14 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 341 people per square kilometre.
Flags with the same colours as the Philippines
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.