Singapore

sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia
Country sovereign_state Q334
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
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
Terrain
lowlying, gently undulating central plateau
Natural resources
fish, deepwater ports
People & Society
Religions
Buddhist 31.1%, Christian 18.9%, Muslim 15.6%, Taoist 8.8%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 20% (2020 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
National holiday
National Day, 9 August (1965)
Legal system
English common law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$800.304 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$132,600 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
4.4% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.4% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
3.2% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Hong Kong 13%, China 11%, USA 10%, Malaysia 9%, S. Korea 6% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 15%, Malaysia 11%, Taiwan 11%, USA 10%, S. Korea 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Summary

Singapore is a sovereign state[1]. Singapore ranks in the top 4% of sovereign state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (383,758 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Chinese Singaporeans[3], Malays[4], Indian Singaporeans[5]
  • Religion or worldview: Buddhism[6], Taoism[7], Christianity[8], Islam[9], Hinduism[10]
  • Country: Singapore[11]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Singapore Strait[12], Singapore River[13]
  • Head of government: Lawrence Wong[14]
  • Continent: Asia[15]
  • Instance of: city-state[16], island country[17], port city[18], big city[19], border city[20], country[21], global city[22], national capital[23]
  • Head of state: Tharman Shanmugaratnam[24]
  • Capital: Singapore[25]
  • Official language: English[26], Malay[27], Standard Chinese[28], Tamil[29]
  • Currency: Singapore dollar[30]
  • Shares border with: Malaysia[31], Indonesia[32], Johor[33]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .sg[34]
  • Anthem: Onward Singapore[35]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[36]
  • Named after: Sinha[37]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: North East Community Development Council[38], North West Community Development Council[39], South East Community Development Council[40], South West Community Development Council[41], Central Singapore Community Development Council[42]
  • Flag: flag of Singapore[43]
  • Twinned administrative body: Gibraltar[44], Pyongyang[45]
  • Legislative body: Parliament of Singapore[46]
  • Executive body: Government of Singapore[47]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Singapore[48]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Singapore[49]
  • Commons category: Singapore[50]
  • Licence plate code: SGP[51]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Singapore include Singapore Changi Airport[52], an international airport[53], founded in 1981[54]; Singapura[55], a cat breed[56]; Singlish[57], a creole[58]; Singapore style noodles[59]; Singaporeans[60], a human population[61]; Singapore strategy[62], a military policy[63], in British Empire[64]; and Ichthyophis singaporensis[65], a taxon[66].

Why It Matters

Singapore has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Singapore is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

Entities named for Singapore include Singapore Changi Airport[52], an international airport[53], founded in 1981[54]; Singapura[55], a cat breed[56]; Singlish[57], a creole[58]; Singapore style noodles[59]; Singaporeans[60], a human population[61]; and Singapore strategy[62], a military policy[63], in British Empire[64].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [26] ↑ . Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. sso.agc.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [27] ↑ . Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. sso.agc.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [28] ↑ . Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. sso.agc.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [29] ↑ . Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. sso.agc.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [36] ↑ . Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. wikidata.org.
  25. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . singstat.gov.sg. singstat.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [7] ↑ . singstat.gov.sg. singstat.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [8] ↑ . singstat.gov.sg. singstat.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [9] ↑ . singstat.gov.sg. singstat.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [10] ↑ . singstat.gov.sg. singstat.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [4] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [5] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Singapore, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 3d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → singapore:Singapore, countries:Singapore, cities:Singapore +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Singapore, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/300088414|Singapore (#300088414)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica "
  3. 6d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → January 9
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2238, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  4. 15d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', '
    Instance of → sovereign state, city-state, island country +6
    Sitelink count → 333
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: city"
  5. 4w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of greece id → 10810
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  6. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000539
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  7. 10w ago · Llywelyn2000 · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Motto text → {'lang': 'ms', 'text': 'Majulah Singapura'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Onward, Singapore'}, {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Напред Сингапур'} +4
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Motto text: Ymlaen Singapôr!"
  8. 10w ago · Llywelyn2000 · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Motto text → {'lang': 'ms', 'text': 'Majulah Singapura'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Onward, Singapore'}, {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Напред Сингапур'} +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Motto text: Ymlaen Singapôr!"
  9. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Singapur.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Singapore.wav, De-Singapur.ogg +2
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  10. 12w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 1.3521, 'lon': 103.8198}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Coordinates of geographic center: 1°21'7.6"N, 103°49'11.3"E"
  11. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Singapore
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Singapore, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  12. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Singapur.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Singapore.wav, De-Singapur.ogg +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Singapore.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  13. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → HD 10180
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q27015, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  14. 13w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Singapur.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Singapore.wav, De-Singapur.ogg +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||no, ab */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  15. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 026400960, 027436810
    P14541 → 2yRsyT
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  16. 16w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-y3de-EWSS-DvL6
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Singapore
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Idref id: 026400960"
  17. 18w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Singapore
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Category of associated people: Category:Singaporean people"
  18. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001604-Singapur
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0001604-Singapur, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259661|batch #259661]]"
  19. 18w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → singapore
    Dbnl country id → singa01
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: singapore, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959670|singapore (#289959670)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  20. 24w ago · Johshh · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → singapore:Singapore, countries:Singapore, cities:Singapore +1
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Life expectancy: 82.79512 year"
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