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The Philippines ( i / ˈ f ɪ l ᵻ p iː n z / ; Filipino : Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs] ), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines ( Filipino : Republika ng Pilipinas ), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,500 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions: Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City ; both are part of Metro
To the north of the Philippines across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan ; Vietnam sits west across the South China Sea ; southwest lies Malaysia in the island of Borneo across the Sulu Sea , and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia ; while to the east it is bounded by the Philippine Sea and the island-nation of Palau . Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons, but also endows it with abundant na