Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85Â mi) north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south. Singapore is highly urbanised but almost half of the country is covered by greenery.
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Name | Singapore |
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Alpha2 Code | SG |
Alpha3 Code | SGP |
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Capital | Singapore |
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| SG | Singapura | Republik Singapura | 新加坡共和国 |
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Region | Asia |
Subregion | South-Eastern Asia |
Population | 5535000 |
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Demonym | Singaporean |
Area | 710 |
Gini | 48.1 |
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Borders | |
Native Name | Singapore |
Numeric Code | 702 |
Currencies |
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| Code | BND | Name | Brunei dollar | Symbol | $ |
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| Code | SGD | Name | Singapore dollar | Symbol | $ |
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Languages |
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| Iso639_1 | en | Iso639_2 | eng | Name | English | Native Name | English |
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| Iso639_1 | ms | Iso639_2 | msa | Name | Malay | Native Name | bahasa Melayu |
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| Iso639_1 | ta | Iso639_2 | tam | Name | Tamil | Native Name | தமிழ் |
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| Iso639_1 | zh | Iso639_2 | zho | Name | Chinese | Native Name | 中文 (Zhōngwén) |
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Translations |
| De | Singapur | Es | Singapur | Fr | Singapour | Ja | シンガポール | It | Singapore | Br | Singapura | Pt | Singapura | Nl | Singapore | Hr | Singapur | Fa | سنگاپور |
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Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/sgp.svg |
Regional Blocs |
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| Acronym | ASEAN | Name | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Other Acronyms | | Other Names | |
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Cioc | SIN |
Most western nationalities do not require a visa, you will get issued 14 or 30 days on arrival.
Nationals from: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Egypt, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Yemen will need to organise a visa in advance.
Singapore has a working holiday agreement with students from Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
Visa requirements Singapore
Singapore embassies
Foreign embassies in Singapore
Singapore working holiday information
Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time