Republic of Singapore (English)
Republik Singapura (Malay)
新加坡共和国 (Chinese)

 

Motto: "Majulah Singapura"  (Malay)
"Onward, Singapore"

Anthem: Majulah Singapura (Download)

Capital

Singapore City¹
1°17′N, 103°51′E

Official languages

English 
Mandarin 
Malay 
Tamil

Demonym

Singaporean

Government

Parliamentary republic

President

Sellapan Ramanathan

Prime Minister

Lee Hsien Loong

Independence

City status

July 24, 1951 

Self-government under the United Kingdom

3 June 1959 

Declaration of independence

31 August 1963 

Merger with Malaysia

16 September 1963 

Separation from Malaysia

9 August 1965 

Area

Total

704.0 km² 
270 sq mi 

Water (%)

1.444

Population

2007 estimate

4,680,600 

2000 census

4,117,700 

Density

6,369.2/km² 
16,392/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2006 estimate

Total

US$137.7622 billion 

Per capita

US$30,723.61

HDI (2006)

0.916 (high)

Currency

Singapore dollar (SGD)

Time zone

SST (UTC+8)

Summer (DST)

not observed (UTC+8)

Internet TLD

.sg

Calling code

+65

Singapore is a city-state.