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Overview of Philippines
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The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea.
Area
Total 299,764 km2 (72nd)
Water (%) 0.61% (inland waters)
Population
2009 estimate 91,983,000 (12th)
Density 306.6/km2 (43rd)
794.1/sq mi
Currency: Peso (Filipino: piso)
Time zone
PST (UTC+8)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+8)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .ph
Calling code: +63
Officially name: The Republic of the Philippines
Capital: Manila
Largest city: Quezon City
Official language: Filipino (based on Tagalog)English
Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Capital: Manila
Largest city: Quezon City
Official language: Filipino (based on Tagalog)English
Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea.
Area
Total 299,764 km2 (72nd)
Water (%) 0.61% (inland waters)
Population
2009 estimate 91,983,000 (12th)
Density 306.6/km2 (43rd)
794.1/sq mi
Currency: Peso (Filipino: piso)
Time zone
PST (UTC+8)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+8)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .ph
Calling code: +63
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