Singapore

Capital : City of Singapore

Languages : English (main), Malay (national), Mandarin Chinese, Tamil
Government : Parliamentary democracy with a Westminister system of
unicameral of paliementary
Founder : Thomas Stamford Raffles
Economic : world’s 4th largest foreign exchange trading centre after London,
New York City and Tokyo
One of Four Asian Tiger along with Hongkong, South Korea and
Taiwan
Total Area : 710.2 Km2
Population : 4,99 million
Currency : Singapore Dollars (SGD)
Religion : Buddhism, Islam, Christianity
Transportation :
1. world’s second busiest port after Shanghai in term of shipping tonnage handled
2. world’s best airport (Singapore Changi Airport has network of 81 Airlines
connecting Singapore to185 cities and 58 countries)
3. for domestic use buses and MRT (Mass Rapid Transit)
Sports :
1. beginning 2008 Singapore started hosting a round of F1 Wolrd Championship.
The race staged at Marina Bay Street Circuit area and became the first night race
on F1 circuit and the first street circuit in Asia
2. Singaporean sportsmen have performed in regional as well as international
competitions in sports such as table tennis, badminton, bowling, sailing, silat,
water polo and swimming
Tourism :
1. Marina South
2. Sentosa Island
3. The Merlion in Merlion Park
4. Orchard Road in the main road
5. Performing arts at Esplanade, theatres on the Bay
6. Raffles Institution is the oldest school in singapore