Republic of Singapore |
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Motto:
"Majulah Singapura" (Malay) "Onward, Singapore" |
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Location of Singapore (red)
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Capital |
Singapore (city-state) 1°17′N 103°50′E / 1.283°N 103.833°E |
Largest PA |
Bedok 1°19′24.97″N 103°55′38.43″E / 1.3236028°N 103.9273417°E |
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Official scripts | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion |
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Demonym | Singaporean |
Government | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic |
Halimah Yacob | |
Lee Hsien Loong | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Area | |
• Total
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719.9 km2 (278.0 sq mi) (176th) |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate
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5,607,300 (113th) |
• Density
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7,797/km2 (20,194.1/sq mi) (3rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total
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$508.449 billion (39th) |
• Per capita
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$90,724 (3rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total
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$311.282 billion (41st) |
• Per capita
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$55,252 (10th) |
Gini (2014) |
46.4 high · 30th |
HDI (2015) |
0.925 very high · 5th |
Currency | Singapore dollar (SGD) |
Time zone | SST (UTC+8) |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Drives on the | left |
Calling code | +65 |
ISO 3166 code | SG |
Internet TLD |
Singapore (/ˈsɪŋəpɔːr/ ( listen), /ˈsɪŋɡə-/), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It lies one degree (137 kilometres (85 mi)) north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south and Peninsular Malaysia to the north. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 square kilometres (50 sq mi)).