Philippians vs. Philippines — What's the Difference?

A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia

The Philippines ( (listen); Filipino: Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean, and consists of about 7,640 islands, that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946

An archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands