Southeast Asia · Asia
Philippines
The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Manila. It has no land borders.
At a glance
The Philippines in numbers
- Population 117.7 million1117,724,472 No. 14 of 195
- Area 300,000 km²2 No. 72 of 195
- Population density 392 per km²12 No. 22 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$487.1 billion3 No. 33 of 189
- GDP per person $4,1714 No. 126 of 189
- Life expectancy 70.2 years1 No. 134 of 195
- Median age 26.6 years1 No. 119 of 195
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Borders
Countries nearby
The Philippines has no land border with another country. These are its closest neighbours in the region.
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Timor-Leste
VietnamSources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.