Philippines
Philippines 🇵🇭 is a country in East Asia & Pacific with a population of approximately ~114.9 million. Its capital is Manila. This is the complete reference for identifying Philippines in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇵🇭 |
| Continent / region | East Asia & Pacific |
| Capital | Manila |
| Population | ~114.9 million |
| ISO codes | PH / PHL |
| Coordinates | 14.55°, 121.03° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
Famous for
Known for 7,000+ tropical islands.
How Philippines appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Philippines is identified through the clue sequence: east asia & pacific first, then population range (~114.9 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Manila), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Philippines is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach East Asia & Pacific.
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Reading Philippines in MapDash context
Philippines is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Philippines is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Philippines?
The capital of Philippines is Manila.
What continent is Philippines in?
Philippines is in East Asia & Pacific.
What is the population of Philippines?
Philippines has a population of approximately ~114.9 million.
What countries border Philippines?
Philippines has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.
What is Philippines famous for?
Known for 7,000+ tropical islands.