Philippines Map

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Philippines

CAPITAL: Manila

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Unitary Republic

AREA: 299,679 Square Kilometers (115,707 Square Miles)

ESTIMATED POPULATION: 72,000,000

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,100 islands and islets located along the southeast rim of Asia. The Philippines Sea is to the east, the South China and Sulu Seas to the west and the Celebes Sea to the south.

PEOPLE: The Philippines has different groups of people in the population. The majority of Filipinos account for most of the population.

LANGUAGES: The official languages are Filipino and English.