Singapore
Singapore is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. Its capital is Singapore. About 5.9 million people live there (2021). It covers 719 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Singapore
- People (2021)
- 5.9 million
- Area
- 719 km²
- Currency
- Singapore dollar
Singapore at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Singapore
- In its own language
- Republic of Singapore, Republik Singapura, 新加坡共和国, சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Singapore
- Population
- 5,866,139 (2021)
- Area
- 719 km² (278 mi²)
- People are called
- Singaporean
- Official languages
- English, Malay, Standard Chinese, Tamil
- Currency
- Singapore dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$467 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 83 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.939 (2021)
- Unemployment
- 2.1% (2016)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam (since 2023)
- Head of government
- Lawrence Wong (since 2024)
- Country codes
- SG, SGP
- Calling code
- +65
- Internet domain
- .sg
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+08:00, Singapore Standard Time, Asia/Singapore
- Coordinates
- 1.3°, 103.8°
Singapore and its neighbours
Singapore borders Malaysia and Indonesia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Singapore
- Neighbours
Divisions of Singapore
- North East Community Development Council
- North West Community Development Council
- South East Community Development Council
- South West Community Development Council
- Central Singapore Community Development Council
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- ASEAN
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Alliance of Small Island States
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and 11 more organisations.
How far are you from Singapore?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Singapore?
The capital of Singapore is Singapore.
What is the population of Singapore?
Singapore has about 5,866,139 people, as recorded in 2021.
How big is Singapore?
Singapore covers 719 square kilometres (278 square miles).
What currency does Singapore use?
The Singapore dollar.
What language is spoken in Singapore?
The official languages of Singapore are English, Malay, Standard Chinese and Tamil.
Which countries border Singapore?
Singapore shares a border with Malaysia and Indonesia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.