| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +8 (Philippines standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English, Filipino |
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| Other languages: | Bicol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Pampango, Pangasinan, Tagalog, Waray |
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| Currency: |
Philippine pesos (PHP) €1 = ₱52.05, $1 = ₱46.65, £1 = ₱62.04 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ph | International Dialling Code: 63 |
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For help planning your trip to Philippines including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Philippines trip planning page.
Further information on Philippines
Discover more about Philippines - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 300,000 sq km (1,830 sq km under water)
Coastline: 36,289 km (Philippines Sea, South China Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Climate: Tropical marine climate with a northeast monsoon from November to April and a southwest monsoon from May to October. Experiences several typhoons and cyclonic storms every year.
Highest mountain: Mount Apo (2,954m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Philippines from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 53/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 76/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 139/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 85/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 88/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of the Philippines Status: Independent Country
Population: 107,668,231 (rank: 12/196) Density: 358.8 people/sq km (rank: 23/196)
Ethnic groups: Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
GDP (PPP): $454.3 billion GDP per capita: $4,700 (rank: 136/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.