Philippines
Country in South-Eastern Asia
The Philippines is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with its capital in Manila. About 116.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 14th most populous of the 195 countries. At 342,353 km², it is the 63rd largest country by area. It has no land borders.
The Philippines at a glance
- Capital
- Manila
- Population (2025)
- 116.8 million
- Area
- 342,353 km²
- Density
- 341 per km²
- Official languages
- English, Filipino
- Currency
- Philippine peso
- People
- Filipino
- Calling code
- +63
- Internet domain
- .ph
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is the Philippines?
How the Philippines compares
Population rank
14th of 195
7th of 47 in Asia
Size rank
63rd of 195
18th of 47 in Asia
Crowding
341 per km²
More crowded than 88% of countries
- Similar in size: Republic of the Congo (342,000 km²).
- Similar population: Egypt (118.4 million).
- The Philippines is the only place that uses the Philippine peso.
- English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
- Filipino is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of the Philippines
Would you recognise the Philippines?
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Its emoji clues
The four clues we use for the Philippines in Guess the Country by Emoji.
Play by emoji →How players do with the Philippines
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with the Philippines so far, from 392 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
50% right
68th hardest of 176 · 276 answers
Its flag
87% right
118th hardest of 145 · 96 answers
Its capital
80% right
25th hardest of 58 · 20 answers
- Players find the Philippines on the map in 50% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.
- Players recognise the flag of the Philippines in 87% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
- Players know that the capital of the Philippines is Manila in 80% of tries.
The Philippines has no land borders
The Philippines shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Philippines
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of the Philippines?
That's the flag of the Philippines.
2. What is the capital of the Philippines?
Manila is the capital of the Philippines.
3. Which has more people?
The Philippines has about 116.8 million people and Egypt about 118.4 million.
Questions about the Philippines
Is the Philippines a country?
Yes. The Philippines is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of the Philippines?
The capital of the Philippines is Manila.
Does the Philippines have any land borders?
No. The Philippines is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is the Philippines?
The Philippines covers 342,353 km², about the same size as the Republic of the Congo (342,000 km²).
Is the Philippines hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find the Philippines in 50% of 276 tries, 68th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.
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