Key facts
Capital:Singapore
Location:Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Currency:Singapore dollars (SGD)
Area:719 sq km
Population:5,866,139 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:English (official) 48.3%, Mandarin (official) 29.9%, other Chinese dialects (includes Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) 8.7%, Malay (official) 9.2%, Tamil (official) 2.5%, other 1.4%; note - data represent language most frequently spoken at home (2020 est.)
Religion:Buddhist 31.1%, Christian 18.9%, Muslim 15.6%, Taoist 8.8%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 20% (2020 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+8
Tel Code:+65
