
Capital:
Singapore Total Area: 728.1 km² (281.1 mi²) (
190th)
Approximate population: 5,832,387 (
115th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southeastern Asia
Languages:
English (official) 48.3%,
Mandarin (official) 29.9%, other
Chinese dialects (includes
Hokkien,
Teochew,
Cantonese,
Hakka and
Hainanese) 8.7%,
Malay (official) 9.2%,
Tamil (official) 2.5%, other 1.4% (2020 est.)
Religions:
Buddhism 31.1%,
Christianity 18.9%,
Islam 15.6%,
Taoism 8.8%,
Hinduism 5%,
other 0.6%,
no religion 20% (2020 est.)
Currency:
Singapore dollar (S$) (
SGD)
Calling code: (
+65)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Land boundaries:
none (two causeways to
Malaysia)
Coastline: 193 km (120 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Singapore Strait, Strait of Malacca
Natural resources: fish, deepwater ports.