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