Capital of Singapore:
Singapore (city-state)
Area of Singapore: 728.1 km² (281.1 mi²) (
190th)
Population of Singapore: 5,832,387 (
115th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southeastern Asia
Languages of Singapore: 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 of Singapore: 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
Singapore (Singapura, 新加坡) officially the
Republic of Singapore, — is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. That became independent from the British in 1965, and since independence, it has become one of the world's most prosperous countries and boasts one of the world's busiest ports. Singaporean food is legendary, with bustling hawker centres and 24-hour coffee shops offering affordable food from all parts of Asia. Combining the skyscrapers and subways of an affluent, futuristic and modern city with a medley of different Asian cultures such as the Chinese, Malay and Indian influences and a tropical climate, with tasty food, good shopping, this Garden City makes a great stopover or springboard into the region.
Singapore is a microcosm of Asia, populated by Malays, Chinese, Indians, and a large group of workers and expatriates from all across the world.
Administrative divisions in Singapore
no first order administrative divisions; there are five community development councils:
Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019).
Natural resources: fish, deepwater ports.