Singapore September 19, 2023 archipelago , ASEAN , Asia , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , British colony , British Commonwealth , China Sea , colony , Commonwealth , haulage , Hotel Marina Bay Sands , Indonesia , islands , Malacca Peninsula , Malaysia , maritime transport , péninsule Malaise , port , Pulau Ujong , Singapore , Singapore Strait , South China Sea , Southeast Asia Official name Republic of Singapore Name in local language 新加坡共和国 (zh) - Republik Singapura (ms) - சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (ta) Continent Asia Subcontinent Southeast Asia Population (ranking: 117e ) 5,637,022 inhabitants (2022) Population growth 3.36 % / year Area 719 km² Density 7,840.09 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 35e )466.789 billions $USD (2022) GDP/capita (ranking ) 82,808 $USD (2022) GDP growth 3.60 % / year (2022) Life expectancy (ranking ) 83.50 years (2018) Birth rate 8.90 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 1.16 children / woman (2017) Death rate (ranking ) 5.00 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 2.20 ‰ (2017) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil Currency Singapore dollar ($ SGD) HDI (ranking: 20e )0.939 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )64.23 (2018) Government Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic Head of State President Tharman Shanmugaratnam National Day 9 August (independence from Malaysia in 1965) ISO Codes SG, SGP Demonym Singaporean Tourists (ranking ) 15,119,000 people (2019)
Island of wealth between Malaysia and Indonesia Singapore is a Southeast Asian city-state located on an island in the far south of the Malay Peninsula. It shares maritime borders with Malaysia to the north and Indonesia to the south. The small archipelago comprises 64 islands and islets, the main one being Pulau Ujong, very densely urbanized.
Singapore. On the left, the amazing Marina Bay Sands hotel and its pool located on the terrace rooftop Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Singapour 8,081,299 inhabitants
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