Philippines

Key facts

Land borders

Philippines shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Philippines in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Philippines is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 26 claims from the pool that are true of Philippines, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its currency is called the peso1 of 8
• Its name begins with “P”1 of 9
• Its name contains a double letter1 of 11
• Has more than 100 million people1 of 16
• Its capital city's name begins with “M”1 of 19
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Has more than 50 million people1 of 29
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177