On Your Map
Put the Philippines on your hometown
Type the town you come from. The game puts the Philippines on top of it. You guess how big the islands really are, then you see their real size. After that you can move them anywhere on the map.
It takes about 1 minute. We do not save your hometown.
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The list has about 170,000 towns and cities. You can add the state or country, for example San Francisco, California. If your town is missing, choose the nearest larger one.
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Disclaimer: This is a geography game, not a tool for travel planning. Distances are straight lines over the globe, rounded, and can be a few kilometers off. The map shows land only and takes no position on any border or territorial claim. Map shapes come from Natural Earth. Place names come from GeoNames.
Questions people ask
How big is the Philippines?
How long is the Philippines from north to south?
About 1,850 km (1,150 miles) in a straight line. That is the distance from Mavulis Island in Batanes, the northernmost island, to Saluag Island in Tawi-Tawi, the southernmost island.
How many islands does the Philippines have?
The national mapping agency, NAMRIA, counts 7,641 islands. Many older books and websites still give the earlier count of 7,107.
Why does the Philippines look small on a world map?
Many world maps use the Mercator projection, which draws places far from the equator larger than they are. The Philippines lies close to the equator, so next to Europe, Canada, or the northern United States it is drawn smaller than it really is.
How does the game put the Philippines on my town?
It measures every point of the Philippines as a distance and a compass direction from Manila. Then it draws each point at the same distance and direction from your town. The shape and the size do not change. Distances are straight lines over the globe.
Facts last checked on November 11, 2026. Map shapes: Natural Earth. Place names: GeoNames.