About Philippines
The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of the Philippines. In Arabic, the name is written الفلبين, and the capital مانيلا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of the Philippines is Manila. Manila lies at about 15° north and 121° east. The Philippines has 2 official languages: English and Filipino. Its currency is the Philippine Peso, with the symbol ₱ and the international code PHP.
The Philippines covers about 342,353 square kilometres, which puts it 63rd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in Southeast Asia include Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Czechia, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the Philippines with the other countries of the same region.