The Philippines /ˈfɪlɨpiːnz/ FI-lə-peenz (Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas) is a sovereign country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea sepa...
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Area:
- 300,000 km² (115831 mi² )
Time zone(s):
Population:
- 34,444,983 (1969)
Date founded:
- Mar 16, 1521
Contained by:
View Geographical areas that include Philippines »Also known as:
- Pearl of the Orient Seas,
- philippines
