Facts about Singapore

Singapore Agriculture

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Singapore Religion

Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity

Singapore City

Capital of Singapore

Singlish

English-based creole or patois spoken colloquially in Singapore

Lee Kuan Yew

Ruler of Singapore from independence in 1959 through three decades; established tightly controlled authoritarian government; ruled through People's Action party to suppress political diversity.

Singapore Currency

Singapore dollar

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Singapore's national dish; a dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chilli sauce and usually with cucumber garnishes. It was created by immigrants from Hainan in southern China and adapted from the Hainanese dish Wenchang chicken.

Pulau Ubin

The Granite quarry used to be supported by a few thousand settlers on Pulau Ubin in the 1960s, but only about 38 villagers remains as of 2012. It is one of the last rural areas to be found in Singapore, with an abundance of natural flora and fauna.

Singapore Military

The Singapore Armed Forces is the military component of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Singapore as part of the city-state's Total Defence strategy.

Singapore Flag

The five stars in the national flag of Singapore represents the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. The color red signifies brotherhood while white represents purity.

Changi Airport

This airport will be renovated so that the entire nation's air force to one airport. The removal of Paya Lebar AB will clear up 800 hectares to be used for expansion. This airport is the main airport for civilian flying into Singapore. Name this airport, one of the busiest airports in Asia, named after a 76-meter tall tree.

Singapore Strait

a 105-kilometre-long, 16-kilometre-wide strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the Karimata Strait in the east. Singapore is on the north of the channel, and the Riau Islands are on the south.

Singapore Botanic Gardens

a 161-year-old tropical garden located at the fringe of Singapore's Orchard Road shopping district.

Sultanate of Malacca

a Malay sultanate centred in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks c. 1400 as the founding year of the sultanate by a Malay Raja of Singapura, Parameswara, also known as Iskandar Shah.

Ainan Celeste Cawley

a Singaporean child prodigy. Cawley gave his first public lecture at the age of six, and at seven years and one month of age, he had passed the GCSE chemistry and studied chemistry at the tertiary level in Singapore Polytechnic a year later.

Halimah Yacob

a Singaporean politician serving as President of Singapore since 2017. Previously a member of the governing People's Action Party, she was a Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC from 2001 to 2015 and for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC from 2015 to 2017.

Hokkien Prawn Mee

a Southeast Asian dish, popular in Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean and Thai cuisines, that has its origins in the cuisine of China's Fujian province.

Chilli Crab

a Southeast Asian seafood dish that originated from Singapore. Mud crabs are commonly used and are stir-fried in a semi-thick, sweet and savoury tomato-and-chilli-based sauce. Despite its name, chilli crab is not a very spicy dish.

Sang Nila Utama

a Srivijayan prince from Palembang and is the founder of the Kingdom of Singapura in 1299. His official title adopted upon his coronation was Sri Tri Buana, which can be translated as "Lord of Three Worlds"; the "Three Worlds" may refer to the three realms of the universe - the heaven of the gods, the world of humans, and the underworld of demons.

National Courtesy Campaign

a campaign launched in June 1979 by the Ministry of Culture of Singapore as a means of encouraging Singaporeans to be kinder and more considerate to each other, so as to create a pleasant social environment.

Fish Head Curry

a dish in Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean cuisines with mixed Indian and Chinese origins.

Vanda Miss Joaquim

a hybrid orchid cultivar that is the national flower of Singapore. For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture.

Singa the Lion

a mascot used for various public education campaigns in Singapore. It was created to educate the public on courtesy, graciousness andlic education campaign featuring Singa the Lion was launched in 1982 under the National Courtesy Campaign with the slogan, "Courtesy is part of our tradition, it's so nice to be courteous."

Gardens at the Bay

a nature park spanning 101 hectares in the Central Region of Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. The park consists of three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden, Bay East Garden and Bay Central Garden.

Bedok

a planning area and matured residential town located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah along the south-eastern coast of the East Region of Singapore.

Bukit Timah

a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore.

Char Kuay Teow

a popular noodle dish from Maritime Southeast Asia, notably in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. In Hokkien, Char means "stir-fried" and kway teow refers to flat rice noodles. The dish is considered a national favourite in Malaysia and Singapore.

Laksa

a spicy noodle soup popular in the Peranakan cuisine of Southeast Asia.

Kaya Toast

a well-known snack in Malaysia and Singapore Kaya toast is prepared with kaya, a topping of sugar, coconut milk and eggs, pandan, and sometimes margarine or butter. Kaya is generally served on toast, and also sometimes on crackers. It is considered a breakfast staple, and remains popular in Singapore.

Sentosa Island

an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour, and is adjacent to Pulau Brani, a smaller island wedged between Sentosa and the main island.

Singapore Government

authoritarian

Singapore Industries

electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade

Alternatively, just take a ride in the world's second highest observation wheel, The Singapore Wheel. At 165 m, it missed the first place by just 2 meters.

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Car use is heavily discouraged by the government and car owners have to pay additional 1.5 times the car price to get their car certified.

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Children and plants are the heart and soul of Singapore.

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If you are born a man in Singapore, you have to handle the big guns once you reach 18. Singapore has compulsory military conscription of 1-2 years.

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In Singapore, stop chewing your gum if you see the police. Or simply don't carry one. Currently, it is banned except without medical prescription.

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It's a crime to not flush the public toilet after use in Singapore.

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More than 80% of Singapore's population lives in government-subsidized houses while the home ownership rate in Singapore is a staggering 92%

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Singapore can teach the world some lessons in honesty. The tiny city-state is the least corrupt in Asia and the 5th least corrupt country in the world.

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Singapore has an amazing thrill ride called the Megazip or the Flying bat, of Sentosa Islands.

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Singapore has changed it's time zone 6 times since 1905. To avoid further confusion, simply build your own sundial in Singapore.

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Singapore has its national tree planting day on 7th November every year.

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Singapore is a result of Independence with Independence. While the British left Singapore to Malaysia in 1963, the City state became a sovereign country only in 1965.

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Singapore is an Asian Tiger. Nothing carnivorous, it's just the name given to the economies of 4 Asian countries- Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan

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Singapore is one of the only three surviving city-states in the world. The other two are Monaco and Vatican City.

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Singapore is very passionate about toilets. The Singapore government tabled a UN resolution to designate 19th November as the World Toilet Day.

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Singapore remains the world's most expensive city in 2016.

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Singapore's National Stadium, has the world's largest retractable dome, at 312m in diameter.

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Singaporean kids are smarter than the rest.

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Singaporeans are collectively the fastest pedestrians on the planet.

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The Hort Park in Singapore is the first Park dedicated to exclusive gardening niche and is a gardening lifestyle hub in Asia.

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The Reporters without Borders, an agency that evaluates press freedom across nations, had a hard time reporting from Singapore.

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The five C's of Singapore: Car, cash, credit card, condominium, and country club are the five king makers in the island state.

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Though Singapore is a city state, it consists of 63 smaller islands.

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Singapore Natural Resources

fish, deepwater ports

National Orchid Garden

located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, was opened on 20 October 1995 by Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. The Singapore Botanic Gardens has been developed along a 3-Core Concept.

Singapore Terrain

lowlying, gently undulating central plateau

Singapore Exports

machinery and equipment (including electronics and telecommunications), pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, refined petroleum products, foodstuffs and beverages

Singapore Imports

machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, consumer goods

Merlion

national personification of Singapore

Singapore Zoo

occupies 28 hectares on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. The zoo was built at a cost of $9 million granted by the government of Singapore and opened on 27 June 1973.

Satay

spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia

Lee Hsien Loong

the current Prime Minister of Singapore

Singapore Climate

tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - northeastern monsoon (December to March) and southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms