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Singapore is a very small island country between Malaysia and Indonesia. It consists of one main island and over 60 smaller ones. There has been much land reclamation in recent years and the size of the country has increased by 23% since independence in 1965.

Singapore has a border on the South China Sea.

The land is low-lying.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Singapore, also known as lines of latitude and longtitude, are:-
Latitude - 1 220N
Longitude - 103 48E

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The Singapore flag is 2 equal horizontal stripes of red, at the top, and white underneath. There is a vertical white crescent on the flag pole side of the red band. Five white five-pointed stars are within the crescent. Red is for brotherhood and equality, white for purity and virtue while the crescent moon signifies a young nation. The five stars represent Singapore's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.

The capital of Singapore is Singapore.

Singapore is a parliamentary republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.

In elections everyone over the age of 21 must vote.

The currency in Singapore is the Singapore dollar. Singapore is a member of the Commonwealth.

English and Mandarin are the official languages.

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We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Singapore to provide us with a detailed history of their own country. Check how here.
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Land

The total land area of Singapore is 687 sq kms which is the 49th largest in Asia.

Singapore has lakes, rivers and canals which total 10 sq kms.

Singapore has no boundaries with other countries

Singapore has a coastline of 193 kms which is the 32nd longest in Asia.

The highest point in Singapore is Bukit Timah at 166 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra. singapore
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People

The total population of Singapore is 5.78 million people, making it the 35th largest country in Asia by population.

Of this number 2.95 million are females and 2.83 million are males.

A person from Singapore is called a Singaporean.

To be a citizen of Singapore, one of your parents must be a citizen of Singapore. It is not sufficient to be born in Singapore. You have to live in Singapore for 10 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest city in Singapore, by population is:-

  • Singapore 3,547,809 people
For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. singaporeEach little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.

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100.00% of the people live in cities or towns.
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Life

The birth rate in Singapore is 8.4 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Singapore is 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 2.2 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 2.6 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 34.7 and for males is 34.5. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 30.5.

The elderly dependency ratio is 16.0. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 6.2. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Singapore spends 4.9% of its total income on health care.

There are 1.95 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 2.0 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

6.1% of the population are estimated as obese.

100% of Singaporeans have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

100% of Singaporeans have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer. a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.



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Singapore releases 216.0 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 37th highest in Asia. This puts it as the 2nd highest in Europe.
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Education

Singapore spends 2.9% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in Singapore. Primary education is for six years until age 12 and lower secondary education is till age 14 with higher secondary education until 16. We do not yet know how muvch education is compulsory.

Generally the school year consists of 4 terms and starts at the beginning of January and finishes in the middle of November. There is usually a 4 week break between terms 2 and 3 in June and a one week break between terms 1 and 2 in March and terms 3 and 4 in September.

95.4% of females and 98.7% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.

9.1% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 12.5% are unemployed while with males 6.2% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in Singapore is 3.67 million.

singaporeThey work in the following sectors.

  • Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
  • Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
  • Services is everything else
2.2% of the workforce are unemployed.
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Travel



There are 9 paved airports in Singapore, which is the 40th highest number in Asia.
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There are no kilometres of railways in Singapore.
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There are 3,496 kilometres of roads in Singapore, which means Singapore is in 42nd place for the most kilometres of roads in Asia.
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There are 3 major national newspapers in Singapore.

There are 8.46 million mobile phone users.

35% of the people have a fixed landline.

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4.69 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).
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