Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural Population. Its colonial core centers on the Padang, a cricket field since the 1830s and now flanked by grand buildings such as City Hall, with its 18 Corinthian columns. In Singapore's circa-1820 Chinatown stands the red-and-gold Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, said to house one of Buddha's teeth.
Languages: Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%
Ethnic Groups: Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4%
Belief Systems: Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism
Demographics:
Population: 5.34 million people (World Rank: 116th) (2014 estimate)
Population Density: 20120 people/mi^2 (People per Square Mile) (World Rank: 3rd) (2014 estimate)
Population Growth: 0.849 %/yr (World Rank: 142nd) (2013 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 82.3 years (World Rank: 7th) (2013 estimate)
Median Age: 37.3 years (World Rank: 42nd) (2010 estimate)
Sites for More Information:
Map of Singapore
Worldatlas.com
Singapore
World Factbook
Singapore - Country Profile
U.S. Library of Congress
Singapore - General Information
Encyclopedia.com
Travel Info for Singapore
Travelnotes.org
Singaporean Embassy
in Washington D.C.
Singaporean Government Web Sites
by Gunnar Anzinger
