ASIA

Singapore

A city, an island and a country all at once, Singapore transformed a swampy port into one of the world's richest nations - with a skyline crowned by a rooftop infinity pool and a supertree-filled garden.

WHAT THE FLAG MEANS ◢

Two horizontal bands of red over white, with a white crescent moon and five stars in the upper hoist. Red stands for brotherhood and equality, white for purity and virtue; the crescent is a young nation on the rise, and the five stars for democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.

Singapore FACTS ◢

Capital	Singapore
Continent	Asia
Population	6,111,175 (2025)
Area	719 km²
Population density	8,500/km²
Currency	Singapore dollar (SGD)
Official languages	English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil
Calling code	+65
Internet TLD	.sg
Time zone	UTC+08:00
Drives on the	Left
ISO codes	SG / SGP

DID YOU KNOW? ◢

It's one of only a few sovereign city-states in the world, packing an entire country into a single city.
Changi Airport features the world's tallest indoor waterfall, a seven-storey cascade called the Rain Vortex.
It's home to the world's first night zoo, the Night Safari, open after dark.
The national symbol, the Merlion, is a mythical creature that's half lion, half fish.