Outline of Singapore

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The Flag of Singapore
The location of Singapore
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Singapore, published in 1994

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Singapore:

Singapore – 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. Singapore is one of three remaining true city-states in the world. It is the second smallest nation in Asia.

General reference[]

An enlargeable basic map of Singapore, published in 2003
  • 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
  • (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

Geography of Singapore[]

Main article: Geography of Singapore
An enlargeable British Military map of Singapore dated 1945

Environment of Singapore[]

An enlargeable satellite image of Singapore

Natural geographic features of Singapore[]

Sunset at Lower Peirce Reservoir, photographed on 25 December 2005

Regions of Singapore[]

Urban planning areas, an example of subdivisions in Singapore

Administrative divisions of Singapore[]

Main article: 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[]

Main article: Demographics of Singapore

Government and politics of Singapore[]

Parliament House, photographed on 18 October 2002
Main articles: Government of Singapore and Politics of Singapore

Branches of the government of Singapore[]

Main article: Politics of Singapore

Executive branch of the government of Singapore[]

Main article: Government of Singapore

Legislative branch of the government of Singapore[]

  • Parliament of Singapore (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Singapore[]

Main article: Judicial system of Singapore

Foreign relations of Singapore[]

Main article: Foreign relations of Singapore

International organisation membership[]

The Republic of Singapore is a member of the:[1]

Law and order in Singapore[]

Copies of the Singapore Law Reports at the Library of the Supreme Court of Singapore
Main article: Law of Singapore

Military of Singapore[]

A Republic of Singapore Air Force's F-15SG Strike Eagle

History of Singapore[]

1888 German map of Singapore
Main articles: History of Singapore and Timeline of Singaporean history

Culture of Singapore[]

Main article: Culture of Singapore
A sign written in Singapore's four official languages
A statue of the Merlion

Religion in Singapore[]

Main article: Religion in Singapore
The Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam
The Sri Mariamman Temple

The arts in Singapore[]

The Esplanade, a performing arts centre

Sports in Singapore[]

Main article: Sport in Singapore
The former National Stadium of Singapore

Economy and infrastructure of Singapore[]

Main article: Economy of Singapore
The Singapore Stock Exchange

Transport in Singapore[]

Main article: Transport in Singapore

Road transport in Singapore[]

A public bus in Singapore

Aviation in Singapore[]

Main article: Aviation in Singapore
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at Singapore Changi Airport

Rail transport in Singapore[]

A diagram of the physical spread of the MRT and LRT network across the island (includes lines under construction).
Monorails in Singapore[]
Light Rail Transit[]
Main article: Light Rail Transit (Singapore)
Mass Rapid Transit[]
A Mass Rapid Transit train
Main article: Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
  • Network
    • Circle MRT Line
    • Downtown MRT Line
    • East West MRT Line
    • North East MRT Line
    • North South MRT Line
  • 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[]

A Comfort-DelGro owned taxi in Singapore.

Transport disasters in Singapore[]

Education in Singapore[]

Main article: Education in Singapore
Students in Singapore

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Singapore". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ^ Victoria Vaughan (21 July 2009), "S'pore group head to China for rare glimpse", The Straits Times.
  3. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Singapore Botanic Gardens". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Singapore

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