Country profile
Philippines
Republic of the Philippines · South-Eastern Asia
👥 Population
116,786,962
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Manila
🗺 Area
342,353 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$487.09B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.720
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
341 /km²
💱 Currency
PHP
Philippine peso
🗣 Languages
English, Filipino
About Philippines
Philippines (officially Republic of the Philippines) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Manila as its capital. It is home to roughly 116.79 million people, giving a population density of about 341 people per square kilometre. The country covers 342,353 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $487.09B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.720. The official currency is the Philippine peso (PHP), and the main languages are English, Filipino.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$1.37T
GDP/capita (PPP)
$11,794
GDP growth
4.4%
Inflation
1.7%
Unemployment
2.2%
👥 People
Life expectancy
69.9 yrs
Fertility rate
1.89
Pop. growth
0.8%
Urban population
55.8%
Infant mortality /1k
21.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
67.3%
Literacy rate
98.5%
Physicians /1k
0.79
Renewable energy
28.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Manila
Currency
PHP
Dialing code
+63
Internet TLD
.ph
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Fun facts about Philippines
- Philippines is the 14th most populous country in the world, with about 116.79 million people.
- By land area it is the 63rd-largest country in the world, covering 342,353 km².
- It has the world's 33rd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($487.09B).
- Philippines has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.720.
- Philippines has a population density of about 341 people per square kilometre.
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