Outline of Singapore explained

See also: Index of Singapore-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Singapore:

Singapore  - a sovereign republic comprising the main island of Singapore and smaller outlying islands which are located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia.^[1] Singapore lies 137km (85miles) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands and is in-between the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea.

Singapore is one of the three true city-states in the world, along with Monaco and the Vatican City, and is the only one with full self-governance, its own currency, and a significant military force. It is the second smallest nation in Asia by land area, ahead of Maldives and similar to Bahrain.

General reference

• Pronunciation

or

• Common English country name: Singapore
• Official English country name: The Republic of Singapore
• Official endonyms: Singapore (English), Singapura (Malay), Chinese: 新加坡 (Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō, Mandarin), Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் (Ciŋkappūr, Tamil)
• Common endonyms: Lion City, Little red dot, Temasek
• Adjectival(s): Singaporean
• Demonym(s): Singaporean
• Etymology

Name of Singapore

• International rankings of Singapore
• ISO country codes

SG, SGP, 702

• ISO region codes

See

• Internet country code top-level domain: .sg
  • Internationalised country code top-level domains

.新加坡 (encoded as .xn—yfro4i67o) and .சிங்கப்பூர் (encoded as .xn—clchc0ea0b2g2a9gcd)

Geography of Singapore

See main article: Geography of Singapore.

• Singapore is: an island country made up of 63 islands
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Southeast Asia
        • Indochina
        • Maritime Southeast Asia
  • Time zone

Singapore Standard Time = ASEAN Common Time (UTC+08)

• • Extreme points of Singapore

• • • High: Bukit Timah 163.630NaN0
    • Low: Singapore Strait 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none (two causeways to Malaysia)
  • Coastline: 193km (120miles)
• Population of Singapore

5,685,807 (2020)

• Area of Singapore: 728.1km2
• Atlas of Singapore

Environment of Singapore

• Astronomical phenomena
  • Next total solar eclipse visible in Singapore: 5 July 2168^[2]
• Biosphere reserves in Singapore
• Climate of Singapore
• Environmental issues in Singapore
• Geology of Singapore
• Wildlife of Singapore
  • Flora of Singapore
  • Fauna of Singapore
    • Birds of Singapore
    • Mammals of Singapore

Natural geographic features of Singapore

• Hills of Singapore
• Islands of Singapore
• Lakes of Singapore
• Rivers of Singapore

Regions of Singapore

Administrative divisions of Singapore

See main article: Administrative divisions of Singapore.

Municipalities

• Being a city-state, Singapore is both a city and a nation state
  • Singapore is its own only municipality
  • Capital of Singapore: Singapore is its own capital

Demography of Singapore

See main article: Demographics of Singapore.

Government and politics of Singapore

See main article: article, Government of Singapore and Politics of Singapore.

• Form of government

Unitary state under a Parliamentary democracy

• Elections in Singapore
• Political parties in Singapore
• Taxation in Singapore

Branches of the government of Singapore

See main article: Politics of Singapore.

Executive branch of the government of Singapore

See main article: Government of Singapore.

• Head of state

President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob

• Head of government

Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong

• Cabinet of Singapore

Legislative branch of the government of Singapore

• Parliament of Singapore (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Singapore

See main article: Judicial system of Singapore.

• Judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore
• Supreme Court of Singapore
• Subordinate Courts of Singapore

Foreign relations of Singapore

See main article: Foreign relations of Singapore.

• Diplomatic missions in Singapore
• Diplomatic missions of Singapore
• Malaysia-Singapore relations
• Singapore – United States relations

International organisation membership

The Republic of Singapore is a member of the:^[1]

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Colombo Plan (CP)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• East Asia Summit (EAS)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Singapore

See main article: Law of Singapore.

• Criminal law of Singapore
  • Capital punishment in Singapore
  • Crime in Singapore
• Constitution of Singapore
• Human rights in Singapore
  • LGBT rights in Singapore
  • Freedom of religion in Singapore
• Law enforcement in Singapore
• Sources of Singapore law

Military of Singapore

• Singapore Armed Forces
  • Army of Singapore: Singapore Army
  • Navy of Singapore: Republic of Singapore Navy
  • Air force of Singapore: Republic of Singapore Air Force
• Military history of Singapore
• Military ranks of Singapore

History of Singapore

See main article: article, History of Singapore and Timeline of Singaporean history.

• Early history of Singapore (before 1819)
• Founding years of modern Singapore (1819-1826)
• Singapore in the Straits Settlements (1826–1942)
• Japanese occupation of Singapore (1942-1945)
• Post-war Singapore (1945-1959)
• Self-governance of Singapore (1959-1963)
• Singapore in Malaysia (1963-1965)
• History of independent Singapore (1965-current)
• Military history of Singapore

Culture of Singapore

See main article: Culture of Singapore.

• Built heritage of Singapore
  • Architecture of Singapore
  • National monuments of Singapore
  • Protected areas of Singapore
  • World Heritage Sites

• • • Singapore Botanic Gardens, since 2015^[3]
• Cuisine of Singapore
  • Chinese in Singapore
  • Eurasians in Singapore
  • Indians in Singapore
  • Malays in Singapore
• Festivals in Singapore
• Holidays in Singapore

• Languages of Singapore
  • English
  • Malay
  • Mandarin
  • Tamil
• Media in Singapore
  • Internet
  • Newspapers
  • Radio

• National symbols of Singapore
  • Coat of arms of Singapore
  • Lion head symbol
  • Merlion
  • National anthem of Singapore
  • National flag of Singapore
  • National flower of Singapore (Vanda Miss Joaquim)
  • National pledge of Singapore
• People of Singapore
• Prostitution in Singapore

Religion in Singapore

See main article: Religion in Singapore.

• Freedom of religion in Singapore
• Buddhism in Singapore
• Christianity in Singapore
• Hinduism in Singapore
• Islam in Singapore
• Sikhism in Singapore
• Taoism in Singapore
• Irreligion in Singapore

The arts in Singapore

• Visual art of Singapore
• Cinema of Singapore
• Literature of Singapore
• Music of Singapore
• Television in Singapore
• Theatres in Singapore

Sports in Singapore

See main article: Sport in Singapore.

• Football in Singapore
• Rugby union in Singapore
• Singapore Grand Prix
• Singapore at the Olympics
• 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
• National Physical Fitness Award
• Foreign Sports Talent Scheme

Economy and infrastructure of Singapore

See main article: Economy of Singapore.

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007)

45th (forty-fifth)

• Agriculture in Singapore
• Banking in Singapore
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore
• Communications in Singapore
  • Internet in Singapore
• Companies of Singapore
• Currency of Singapore

Dollar

• • ISO 4217

SGD

• Energy in Singapore
  • Oil industry in Singapore
• Healthcare in Singapore
• Singapore Exchange
• Tourism in Singapore
  • Visa policy of Singapore
• Water supply and sanitation in Singapore

Transport in Singapore

See main article: Transport in Singapore.

• Certificate of Entitlement
• EZ-Link
• Johor-Singapore Causeway
• Ministry of Transport (Singapore)
• Singapore Area Licensing Scheme
• Singapore Cable Car

Road transport in Singapore

• Driving in Singapore
• Public buses of Singapore
• Taxicabs of Singapore
• Public Transport Council
• Singapore licence plates
• Expressways of Singapore

Aviation in Singapore

See main article: Aviation in Singapore.

• Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
• List of airports in Singapore
• Changi Airport
• Singapore Airshow

Rail transport in Singapore

• Rail transport in Singapore
• Eastern and Oriental Express
• Keretapi Tanah Melayu

Monorails in Singapore

• Jurong BirdPark Panorail
• Sentosa Express

Light Rail Transit

See main article: article and Light Rail Transit (Singapore).

• List of Singapore LRT stations
• Fares and ticketing on the Light Rail Transit
• Bukit Panjang LRT line
• Punggol LRT line
• Sengkang LRT line

Mass Rapid Transit

See main article: article and Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore).

• Network
  • Circle MRT line
  • Downtown MRT line
  • East–West MRT line
  • North East MRT line
  • North–South MRT line
• Fares and ticketing on the Mass Rapid Transit
• History of the Mass Rapid Transit
• Safety on the Mass Rapid Transit
• Security on the Mass Rapid Transit

Transport operators of Singapore

• ComfortDelGro
• PSA International
• SBS Transit
• SMRT Corporation
• Tower Transit Singapore
• Go-Ahead Singapore

Transport disasters in Singapore

• Nicoll Highway collapse
• Singapore cable car disaster
• Spyros disaster
• SilkAir Flight 185
• Singapore Airlines Flight 006

Education in Singapore

See main article: Education in Singapore.

• List of schools in Singapore
• List of universities in Singapore
• Gifted Education Programme
• Integrated Programme
• National examinations in Singapore
  • Primary School Leaving Examination
  • GCE O-Level
  • GCE A-Level
• Co-curricular activity

See also

• Index of Singapore-related articles
• International rankings of Singapore
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

External links

General Information

• Official online communication platform and repository of the Singapore Government
• Singapore Government Directory
• Department of Statistics Singapore - Key indicators of Singapore
• CIA World Factbook Entry for Singapore
• Singapore Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Travel

Maps

• WikiSatellite view of Singapore at WikiMapia

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2 July 2009. Singapore. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
2. .
3. Web site: Singapore Botanic Gardens. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. en. 2019-09-01.