Singapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia Travel Vacation

Republic of Singapore 新加坡共和国 (Chinese) Republik Singapura (Malay) சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Tamil)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Majulah Singapura" (Malay) "Onward, Singapore"
Anthem: Majulah Singapura Onward, Singapore Menu 0:00
Location of Singapore (red)
Capital		Singapore (Downtown Core, Central)a 1°17′N 103°50′E / 1.283°N 103.833°E / 1.283; 103.833
Official languages		English Malay Chinese Tamil
Official scripts		Roman (Latin) script Simplified Chinese Tamil
Demonym		Singaporean
Government		Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
-	President	Tony Tan Keng Yam
-	Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
-	Speaker of Parliament	Halimah Yacob
-	Chief Justice	Sundaresh Menon
Legislature		Parliament
Formation
-	Founding	6 February 1819[1]
-	Self-government	3 June 1959[2]
-	Independence from the United Kingdom	31 August 1963[3]
-	Merger with Malaysia	16 September 1963[3]
-	Separation from Malaysia	9 August 1965[3]
Area
-	Total	710 km2 (189th) 274 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.444
Population
-	2012 census	5,312,400[4]
-	Density	7,315[5]/km2 (3rd) 18,943/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2012 estimate
-	Total	$327.557 billion[6]
-	Per capita	$61,046[6]
GDP (nominal)		2012 estimate
-	Total	$270.020 billion[6]
-	Per capita	$50,323[6]
Gini (2009)		47.8[7] (medium / 29th)
HDI (2011)		0.866[8] (very high / 26th)
Currency		Singapore dollar (SGD)
Time zone		SST (UTC+8)
Date format		dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the		left
Calling code		+65
ISO 3166 code		SG
Internet TLD		.sg
a.	Singapore is a city-state.

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Singapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia that has become one of the world's most prosperous countries. Combining the skyscrapers and subways of a modern, affluent city with a medley of Chinese, Malay and Indian influences and a tropical climate, with tasty food, good shopping and a vibrant night-life scene, this Garden City makes a great stopover or springboard into the region. In March Singapore will host South East Asia Film Festival and Mosaic Music Festival 2013. (more...)