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Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Singapore is a country in South-Eastern Asia. About 5.6 million people live there, in an area of 710 square kilometres. Its capital city is Singapore.
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Where is Singapore?
Singapore lies in South-Eastern Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 152 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 193 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Singapore?
Singapore covers 710 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 3.6 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 175th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 7 941.8 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Singapore?
About 5.6 million people live in Singapore.
That is the 114th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese.
They pay with the Singapore dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 80 years.
The land of Singapore
Its coast runs for about 193 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 10 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Singapore different?
Dishes the country is known for: Chilli crab and Hainanese Chicken Rice.
Websites from here often end in .sg.
Singapore and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Singapore.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Asia the country ranks 45th of 46 by size, and 35th by population.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, one lives wild in Singapore: Box jellyfish. The highest mountain in the country is Bukit Timah Hill, at 164 metres. The longest river in the country is the Kallang River. The country has no large natural lake; its largest body of water, Kranji Reservoir, is a reservoir.
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How big is Singapore compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 13 201 times as big as Singapore: 9 372 610 km² against 710 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 342 times as big as Singapore: 242 900 km² against 710 km². See both on one map
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Singapore?
The capital of Singapore is Singapore. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Singapore?
About 5.6 million people live in Singapore, which makes it the 114th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Singapore?
Singapore covers 710 square kilometres, making it the 175th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 3.6 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Singapore?
The highest mountain in Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill, 164 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Singapore?
The longest river in Singapore is the Kallang River, about 10 kilometres long.
What is the largest lake in Singapore?
The largest body of water in Singapore is Kranji Reservoir, a reservoir of about 5 km²; there is no large natural lake in the country.
Which continent is Singapore in?
Singapore is in Asia, in the part called South-Eastern Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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