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by Vishal Kumar

Facts about Singapore Official Name The Republic of Singapore Continent Asia Capital & Largest City Singapore Area 697 sq km Population 5,567,301 (as of July 2014) Form of Government Unitary…


Facts about Singapore

Official Name The Republic of Singapore
Continent Asia
Capital & Largest City Singapore
Area 697 sq km
Population 5,567,301 (as of July 2014)
Form of Government Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
President Ms. Halimah Yacob
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
National Day 9 August (Separation from Malaysia in 1965)
Currency Singapore Dollar (SGD)
GDP (PPP) $445.2 billion (2014)
Official Languages English, Malay, Tamil, Standard Mandarin
Major Religion Buddhist
Demonym Singaporean
Internet TLD .sg
Calling code 65

Trivia

  • Singapore is the 3rd most Richest Countries in the World as per GDP per capita.
  • Singapore is one of three surviving city-states in the world, the other two being Monaco and the Vatican City.
  • Singapore has changed its time zone six times since 1905.
  • Singapore is the 2nd most densely populated sovereign state and the 20th smallest country in the world.
  • The entire lyrics of the national anthem are printed on the back of a Singaporean $1,000 note.
  • Attempting suicide in Singapore is illegal and one could face jail time if found guilty.
  • According to the British Council, Singaporeans are the world’s fastest walkers with the average walking capacity of 6.15 km per hour.

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