Singapore

Singapore (/ˈsɪŋəpɔər/ SI-ngə-pohr), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south. Singapore is highly urbanised but almost half of the country is covered b... More
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Date founded:

  • Jan 29, 1819

Time zone(s):

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Area:

  • 704 km² (272 mi² )

Population:

  • 4,839,400 (2008)

Also known as:

  • Singapura,
  • Republic of Singapore

Location

Capital

Singapore

Singapore (/ˈsɪŋəpɔər/ SI-ngə-pohr), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its...

Population

number date
  • 4,839,400
  • 2008
  • 1,646,000
  • 1960
  • 1,702,000
  • 1961
  • 1,750,000
  • 1962
  • 1,795,000
  • 1963
  • 1,842,000
  • 1964
  • 1,887,000
  • 1965
  • 1,934,000
  • 1966
  • 1,978,000
  • 1967
  • 2,012,000
  • 1968
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Currency Used:

National anthem:

Internet TLD:

ISO Short Name:

  • SINGAPORE

FIPS Code:

  • SN

Calling Code:

  • 65

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 1.3667
  • 103.75

Contains:

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Contained by:

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Adjoins:

USBG name:

  • SINGAPORE

Adjectival form:

  • Singaporean

Nearby airports:

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Events:

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GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 208,765,019,308
  • 2010
  • 649,592,148
  • 1960
  • 745,379,362
  • 1961
  • 751,691,053
  • 1962
  • 847,568,542
  • 1963
  • 855,382,996
  • 1964
  • 974,186,784
  • 1965
  • 1,095,902,965
  • 1966
  • 1,237,415,176
  • 1967
  • 1,425,020,122
  • 1968
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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 52,000
  • 2008

Places imported from:

Imported from Currency Amount Date
  • 1.04E+10
  • 2008
  • 157,000,000
  • 2008
  • 865,000,000
  • 2004
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Organization

Member of:

Organization From
  • Aug 8, 1967
  • 1965
  • Sep 21, 1965
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Climate:

Month Average max temp (C) Average min temp (C) Average rainfall (mm)
  • 30 °C (86 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 250 mm (9.84 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 191 mm (7.52 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 150 mm (5.91 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 165 mm (6.5 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 163 mm (6.42 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 166 mm (6.54 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 163 mm (6.42 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 174 mm (6.85 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 171 mm (6.73 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 25 °C (77 °F )
  • 171 mm (6.73 in )
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Flag referent

Flag:

Flag From date
  • Dec 3, 1959
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Governmental Jurisdiction

Governing officials:

Officeholder Basic title Office, position, or title Governmental body (if position is part of one) District represented (if position is district-related) From To
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • Aug 12, 2004
  • Sep 1, 1999
  • Aug 31, 2011
  • May 7, 2011
  • Feb 14, 2012
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Olympic participating country

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Medal Athlete Event Olympics

IOC Code:

  • SIN
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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award
  • 1999

Top Intelligent Community of the Year Winners

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Adjectival form:

  • Singapore

Short name:

  • sg

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