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Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Philippines is a country in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital city is Manila. About 106.7 million people live there, in an area of 342 353 square kilometres.
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Where is Philippines?
Philippines lies in South-Eastern Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 447 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 36 289 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Philippines?
Philippines covers 342 353 square kilometres.
That is about 8.3 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 63rd largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 311.5 people on every square kilometre.
Who lives in Philippines?
About 106.7 million people live in Philippines.
That is the 13th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English and Filipino.
They pay with the Philippine peso (₱).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 68 years.
The land of Philippines
The land in Philippines sits on average 442 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 36 289 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 1 814 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Philippines different?
A dish the country is known for: Adobo and Lechon (both unofficial).
Websites from here often end in .ph.
Philippines and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 14 live in Philippines.
It takes up about 0.26 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 18th largest of 46 countries, and the 7th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 4 live wild in Philippines: Whale shark, Clownfish, King cobra and Reticulated python.
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Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Philippines?
The capital of Philippines is Manila. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Philippines?
About 106.7 million people live in Philippines, which makes it the 13th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Philippines?
Philippines covers 342 353 square kilometres, making it the 63rd largest country in the world. That is about 8.3 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Philippines in?
Philippines is in Asia, in the part called South-Eastern Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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