How many islands make up the Philippine archipelago?

The Philippine archipelago is composed of approximately 7,107 islands. However, in 2016, a discovery revealed over 500 previously uncharted islands, bringing the total number to more than 7,600. These islands are spread across a vast area, stretching about 1,150 miles (1,850 km) from north to south. Only about two-fifths of these islands and islets have names, and a smaller number, around 350, are larger than 1 square mile (2.6 square km). The archipelago is geographically divided into three main island groups: Luzon in the north, the Visayas in the center, and Mindanao in the south.123