Philippines

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Ferdinand “BongBong” MARCOS, Jr..

Facts

Capital	Manila
Region	Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Area	total : 300,000 sq km; land: 298,170 sq km; water: 1,830 sq km
Population	118,277,063 (2024 est.)
Languages	Tagalog 39.9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 16%, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo 7.3%, Ilocano 7.1%, Cebuano 6.5%, Bikol/Bicol 3.9%, Waray 2.6%, Kapampangan 2.4%, Maguindanao 1.4%, Pangasinan/Panggalato 1.3%, other languages/dialects 11.2%, unspecified 0.4% (2020 est.)
Currency	Philippine pesos (PHP)
Time zone	to be filled
ccTLD	.ph

Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
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