Location: South East Asia
Capital City: Singapore
Population: 4, 900,000
Government: Singapore is a constitutional republic. The government comprises the President and his cabinet. However, the presidential role is mostly symbolic and real power resides with the Prime Minister.
Currency: Singapore dollar
Main Language: There are four official languages: English, Malay, Tamil and Mandarin.
Main Religions: Many religions are practised and tolerated in Singapore. About one third of the population are Buddhist, with significant minority groups of Muslims and Christians.
Other Facts
Singapore is one of the smallest countries in the world, but also one of its most densely packed.
The country is famous for its cocktail: the Singapore Sling, which was first served in Raffles Hotel in 1915. The hotel is named after Thomas Stamford Raffles, a British explorer who founded the city 100 years earlier.
Part of the country is densely forested and is protected by the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. The nature reserve contains more species of tree than the whole of the United States.
