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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.4
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 2.4
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 16 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 25 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 18 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 18 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Manila
- Population
- 114,123,600 inh.
- Area
- 342,353 km²
- Currency
- PHP
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Bongbong Marcos
Government in office 10 members
Secretary of National Defense
Gilbert Teodoro
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
Juanito Víctor Remullá
Secretary of Education
Juan Edgardo Angara
Secretary of Energy
Raphael Lotilla
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga
Secretary of Public Works and Highways
Vince Dizon
Secretary of Science and Technology
Renato U Solidum
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
Rexlon Gatchalian
Secretary of Trade and Industry
Alfredo E. Pascual
Secretary of Transportation
Giovanni Lopez
Parliament
Chambre des représentants des Philippines
292 seats
Inception 1907
Sénat
24 seats
Inception 1916
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
487 G$
GDP / capita
4,171 $
Growth
4.4 %
Inflation
1.7 %
Unemployment
2.2 %
Defense / GDP
1.3 %
Life expectancy
69.9 yrs
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde Mer de Chine méridionale Récif Scarborough · Second Thomas Shoal
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.39/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
58/100
Corruption (CPI)
32/100
Press freedom (RSF)
47/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#41
Annual budget
6.3 Md$
Defense effort
1.3 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #2 Nickel 11 % 2024
- #4 Cobalt 4 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
73 Md$
Imports
116 Md$
Balance
-43 Md$
Top exports
- 29.0% Circuits intégrés 21 Md$
- 8.0% Ordinateurs + composants 6 Md$
Top imports
- 13.0% Circuits intégrés 15 Md$
- 9.0% Pétrole raffiné 10 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
41%
-
GBR
43%
-
FRA
47%
-
DEU
47%
-
RUS
51%
-
CHN
60%
-
IND
64%
Abstention: 21%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-05-12
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.72/1
Gini
39.3
Refugees hosted
1,032
Refugees originating
807
National anthem
Lupang Hinirang
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- APEC
- ASEAN
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 8,530 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 8,208, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)