Outline of The Philippines - General Reference

General Reference

  • Pronunciation:
  • Common English country name: The Philippines
  • Official English country name: The Republic of the Philippines
  • Capital of the Philippines: Manila
  • Common endonym(s): Pilipinas, 'Pinas
  • Official endonym(s): Republika ng Pilipinas
  • Adjectives: Philippine, Filipino
  • Demonym: Filipino, Pinoy
  • Etymology: named after King Philip II of Spain
  • International rankings of the Philippines
  • ISO country codes: PH, PHL, 608
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PH
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .ph

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