About Singapore

Location

Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Area

total: 692.7 sq km
land: 682.7 sq km
water: 10 sq km

Population

4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)

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% (2000 census)

National holidays

National Day, 9 August (1965)

More information

www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbportal/en/index.html

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