Outline of Singapore
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Singapore:
Singapore – a sovereign republic comprising the main island of Singapore and smaller outlying islands which are located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia.[1] Singapore lies 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands and is in-between the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea.
Singapore is one of the three true city-states in the world, along with Monaco and the Vatican City, and is the only one with full self-governance, its own currency, and a significant military force; The Economist refers to Singapore as the "world's only fully functioning city-state".[2] It is the second smallest nation in Asia by land area, ahead of Maldives and similar to Bahrain.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋəpɔːr/ or /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔːr/
- Common English country name: Singapore
- Official English country name: The Republic of Singapore
- Official endonyms: Singapore (English), Singapura (Malay), 新加坡 (Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō, Mandarin), சிங்கப்பூர் (Ciŋkappūr, Tamil)
- Common endonyms: Lion City, Little red dot, Temasek
- Adjectival(s): Singaporean
- Demonym(s): Singaporean
- Etymology: Name of Singapore
- International rankings of Singapore
- ISO country codes: SG, SGP, 702
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SG
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sg
- Internationalised country code top-level domains: .新加坡 (encoded as .xn—yfro4i67o) and .சிங்கப்பூர் (encoded as .xn—clchc0ea0b2g2a9gcd)
Geography of Singapore
- Singapore is: an island country made up of 63 islands
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Singapore Standard Time = ASEAN Common Time (UTC+08)
- Extreme points of Singapore:
- High: Bukit Timah 163.63 m (537 ft)
- Low: Singapore Strait 0 m
- Land boundaries: none (two causeways to Malaysia)
- Coastline: 193 km (120 mi)
- Population of Singapore: 5,685,807 (2020)
- Area of Singapore: 728.1 km2 (281.1 sq mi)
- Atlas of Singapore
Environment of Singapore
- Astronomical phenomena
- Next total solar eclipse visible in Singapore: 5 July 2168[3]
- Biosphere reserves in Singapore
- Climate of Singapore
- Environmental issues in Singapore
- Geology of Singapore
- Wildlife of Singapore
Natural geographic features of Singapore
- Hills of Singapore
- Islands of Singapore
- Lakes of Singapore
- Rivers of Singapore
Regions of Singapore
Administrative divisions of Singapore
Municipalities
- Being a city-state, Singapore is both a city and a nation state
- Singapore is its own only municipality
- Capital of Singapore: Singapore is its own capital
Demography of Singapore
Government and politics of Singapore
- Form of government: Unitary state under a Parliamentary democracy
- Elections in Singapore
- Political parties in Singapore
- Taxation in Singapore
Branches of the government of Singapore
Executive branch of the government of Singapore
- Head of state: President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Singapore, Lawrence Wong
- Cabinet of Singapore
Legislative branch of the government of Singapore
Judicial branch of the government of Singapore
- Judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore
- Supreme Court of Singapore
- Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Foreign relations of Singapore
- Diplomatic missions in Singapore
- Diplomatic missions of Singapore
- Malaysia-Singapore relations
- Singapore – United States relations
International organisation membership
The Republic of Singapore is a member of the:[1]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
- Colombo Plan (CP)
- Commonwealth of Nations
- East Asia Summit (EAS)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Law and order in Singapore
- Criminal law of Singapore
- Constitution of Singapore
- Human rights in Singapore
- Law enforcement in Singapore
- Sources of Singapore law
Military of Singapore
- Singapore Armed Forces
- Army of Singapore: Singapore Army
- Navy of Singapore: Republic of Singapore Navy
- Air force of Singapore: Republic of Singapore Air Force
- Military history of Singapore
- Military ranks of Singapore
History of Singapore
- Early history of Singapore (before 1819)
- Founding years of modern Singapore (1819-1826)
- Singapore in the Straits Settlements (1826–1942)
- Japanese occupation of Singapore (1942-1945)
- Post-war Singapore (1945-1959)
- Self-governance of Singapore (1959-1963)
- Singapore in Malaysia (1963-1965)
- History of independent Singapore (1965-current)
- Military history of Singapore
Culture of Singapore
- Built heritage of Singapore
- Cuisine of Singapore
- Festivals in Singapore
- Holidays in Singapore
- National symbols of Singapore
- People of Singapore
- Prostitution in Singapore
Religion in Singapore
- Freedom of religion in Singapore
- Buddhism in Singapore
- Christianity in Singapore
- Hinduism in Singapore
- Islam in Singapore
- Sikhism in Singapore
- Taoism in Singapore
- Irreligion in Singapore
The arts in Singapore
- Visual art of Singapore
- Cinema of Singapore
- Literature of Singapore
- Music of Singapore
- Television in Singapore
- Theatres in Singapore
Sports in Singapore
- Football in Singapore
- Rugby union in Singapore
- Singapore Grand Prix
- Singapore at the Olympics
- 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- National Physical Fitness Award
- Foreign Sports Talent Scheme
Economy and infrastructure of Singapore
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 45th (forty-fifth)
- Agriculture in Singapore
- Banking in Singapore
- Communications in Singapore
- Companies of Singapore
- Currency of Singapore: Dollar
- Energy in Singapore
- Healthcare in Singapore
- Singapore Exchange
- Tourism in Singapore
- Water supply and sanitation in Singapore
Transport in Singapore
- Certificate of Entitlement
- EZ-Link
- Johor-Singapore Causeway
- Ministry of Transport (Singapore)
- Singapore Area Licensing Scheme
- Singapore Cable Car
Road transport in Singapore
- Driving in Singapore
- Public buses of Singapore
- Taxicabs of Singapore
- Public Transport Council
- Singapore licence plates
- Expressways of Singapore
Aviation in Singapore
- Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
- List of airports in Singapore
- Changi Airport
- Singapore Airshow
Rail transport in Singapore
Monorails in Singapore
Light Rail Transit
- List of Singapore LRT stations
- Fares and ticketing on the Light Rail Transit
- Bukit Panjang LRT line
- Punggol LRT line
- Sengkang LRT line
Mass Rapid Transit
- Network
- Fares and ticketing on the Mass Rapid Transit
- History of the Mass Rapid Transit
- Safety on the Mass Rapid Transit
- Security on the Mass Rapid Transit
Transport operators of Singapore
- ComfortDelGro
- PSA International
- SBS Transit
- SMRT Corporation
- Tower Transit Singapore
- Go-Ahead Singapore
Transport disasters in Singapore
- Nicoll Highway collapse
- Singapore cable car disaster
- Spyros disaster
- SilkAir Flight 185
- Singapore Airlines Flight 006
Education in Singapore
- List of schools in Singapore
- List of universities in Singapore
- Gifted Education Programme
- Integrated Programme
- National examinations in Singapore
- Co-curricular activity
See also
- Index of Singapore-related articles
- International rankings of Singapore
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
Notes
- ^ a b "Singapore". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Long, Simon (18 July 2015). "The Singapore exception" (PDF). The Economist. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2023.
- ^ Victoria Vaughan (21 July 2009), "S'pore group head to China for rare glimpse", The Straits Times.
- ^ "Singapore Botanic Gardens". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
- General Information
- Official online communication platform and repository of the Singapore Government
- Singapore Government Directory
- Department of Statistics Singapore - Key indicators of Singapore
- CIA World Factbook Entry for Singapore
- Singapore Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
- Travel
- Singapore travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Maps