COUNTRY GUIDE · Asia
Philippines
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Philippines.
Philippines at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Manila
- REGION
- Asia
- POPULATION
- 116,000,000
- AREA
- 300,000 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- Philippine Peso (PHP)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Rice-Terrace Heritage
The Cordillera rice terraces were carved into mountainsides over generations.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Philippines
The Philippine tarsier is a tiny nocturnal primate with enormous eyes adapted for hunting at night.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Philippines in its Asia region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 300,000 km² and a population of approximately 116,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
No land borders in the PinPointr reference data.
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.