The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Southeast Asia
Country name Philippines, in 35 editions.
The entry for Philippines published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form:
Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form:
Philippines
local long form:
Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form:
Pilipinas
The entry for Philippines did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas
- conventional long form :
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form: form : Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form : form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines conventional short form: Philippines local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas local short form: Pilipinas
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long short form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local short long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local long short form: Republika ng Pilipinas
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form:
Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form:
Philippines
local long form:
Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form:
Pilipinas
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
- etymology:
- named in honor of King Phillip II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas
etymology: named in honor of King Phillip II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543
The same text in 8 editions, 2017 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
- etymology:
- named in honor of King PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas
etymology: named in honor of King Phillip PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543
- conventional long form:
- Republic of the Philippines
- conventional short form:
- Philippines
- local long form:
- Republika ng Pilipinas
- local short form:
- Pilipinas
- etymology:
- named in honor of King PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited the islands in 1543
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas
etymology: named in honor of King PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Philippines: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/philippines/country-name.