The Philippines (/ ˈ f ɪ l ə p iː n z / FIL-ə-peenz; Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs] or Filipinas [ˌfɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical …

