Singapore, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Singapore, capital city of Singapore
Singapore is an advanced city-state with world-leading logistics, finance, digital innovation, sustainability initiatives, and strategic regional connectivity.
Singapore in one word would be “Merlion,” meaning lion-fish statue.
Singapore Flag
Singapore armorial
Singapore is a country located in the South-eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Singapore |
The capital city of Singapore is Singapore.
| Singapore is located in | South-eastern Asia Asia Continent |
| Singapore has a population of | 5,789,090 inhabitants within a total area of 693 Km2 (430 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Singapore’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 5 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.34 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Singapore HDI ranks in position nº 13 worldwide HDI of 0.946 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Singapore’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 193 countries Singapore passport ranks 1st in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Singapore GDP per capita is | $92,932 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Singapore ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Singapore EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very high proficiency has a score of 609 ranks 3rd worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 1° 22' N, 103° 48' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Malaysia to the north and Indonesia to the south, east and west |
| Singapore Climate | tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - northeastern monsoon (December to March) and southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms |
| Most predominant religion | Buddhist, |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Currency name & code | Dollar (SGD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .sg |
| Singapore calling code | +65 |
Singapore administrative divisions
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)
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