Philippines is locally called Pilipinas and the form of government it has is Republic.

The capital of Philippines is Manila and has a population of 10.7 million.


The Filipino flag is features two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star; blue stands for peace and justice, red symbolizes courage, the white equal-sided triangle represents equality; the rays recall the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain, while the stars represent the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897 and is presented above.

The National symbol of Philippines is Philippine eagle.

The National anthem of Philippines is ""Lupang Hinirang" ("Chosen Land")" which was composed by Julián Felipe.