Philippines
The Philippines (or officially the Republic of the Philippines) is a country and archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean and part of Southeast Asia. The country’s name was decided by explorer Ruy López de Villalobos who named the islands Las Islas Filipinas in honour of the Spanish infant Philipp.
The archipelago which spans 5 - 21 degrees north latitude and 117 - 125 degrees east longitude is the fifth largest island state in the world following Indonesia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and Japan.