Key facts
Capital: Singapore
Location: Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Government: Republic of Singapore
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
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