| Asia > South-Eastern Asia > Philippines | |
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| Official Name Republic of the Philippines | |
| Motto For God, People, Nature, and Country | |
| Region Asia | |
| Sub-Region South-Eastern Asia | |
| Capital Manila | |
| Currency Philippine Peso (PHP) | |
| Independence Day 12 Jun 1898: Commemorates 1898 declaration by Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. The Philippines achieved self-rule from the United States on July 4, 1946, and celebrated July 4 as Independence Day until 1964. | |
| Population 100,108,500 | |
| Nationality Filipino | |
| Ethnic Group 33.8% Visayan, 27.7% Tagalog, 9.8% Ilocano, 6.8% Bicolano, 5.1% Moro, 3.1% Kapampangan, 1.7% Igorot, 1.4% Pangasinense, 1.2% Chinese, 1.1% Zamboangueño, 6.8% others | |
| Area 342,353 km2 | |
| Time Zone PST (UTC+8) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 13.00, Longitude 122.00 | |
| Dialing Code +63 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code PH | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code PHL | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 608 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee PHI | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ph | |