Philippines: flag, capital & map
Get to know Philippines, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Manila
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 116,786,962
- Area
- 342,353 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Filipino
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Philippine Peso (PHP)
- Land neighbours
- No land neighbours listed in this snapshot.
The Philippines is a country in South-east Asia. Its capital is Manila.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Philippines
The flag of Philippines is composed of two equal horizontal bands of blue and red, with a white equilateral triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a central golden-yellow sun with eight rays and a five-pointed golden-yellow star at each vertex.
Where it is
Philippines is grouped in South-Eastern Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. No land neighbours are listed in the source. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Philippines has a recorded area of 342,353 square kilometres. Among the 11 countries assigned to South-Eastern Asia in this dataset, it ranks 4 by area, from largest to smallest. Thailand is immediately above it in that ordering, at 513,120 km². Vietnam is immediately below it, at 331,212 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 116,786,962 people for Philippines in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 341 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English and Filipino. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Philippine Peso (PHP). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Philippines?
Reveal answer
Manila. The Philippines is a country in South-east Asia. Its capital is Manila.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Philippines?
Reveal answer
The flag of Philippines is composed of two equal horizontal bands of blue and red, with a white equilateral triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a central golden-yellow sun with eight rays and a five-pointed golden-yellow star at each vertex.
Which land neighbours of Philippines are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
No land neighbours are listed in the source for Philippines. It is grouped in South-Eastern Asia, within Roam’s Asia region.
Which languages does the source list for Philippines?
Reveal answer
English and Filipino. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Philippines.
Which currency codes are listed for Philippines?
Reveal answer
Philippine Peso (PHP). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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