Singapore
Republic of Singapore · South-Eastern Asia
Singapore is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Singapore as its capital, home to about 6,111,175 people. Singapore shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Region | South-Eastern Asia |
| Currency | Singapore dollar (SGD $) |
| Calling code | +65 |
| ISO codes | SG / SGP / 702 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇬 |
| Population | 6,111,175 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 710 km² |
| Languages | English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese |
| Internet domain | .sg |
| Demonym | Singaporean |
What does the flag of Singapore mean?
Singapore's flag was adopted on 3 December 1959, created in two months by a committee under deputy prime minister Toh Chin Chye as the colony gained self-government. Its symbolism is fixed in law: red stands for universal fellowship and the equality of man, and white for pervading and everlasting purity and virtue. The crescent moon represents a young nation on the ascendant, and the five stars the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality; the pairing of crescent and stars was also chosen so that both the Malay-Muslim and Chinese communities would see themselves in the new flag.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Singapore
About Singapore
Singapore, officially Republic of Singapore, is a United Nations member state in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Singapore. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Singapore dollar ($), using the code SGD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Singapore for Singapore’s own facts and history.
To call Singapore from abroad, dial the country code +65. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SG (alpha-2) and SGP (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 6,111,175.
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How Singapore compares
- Area: 710 km², ranking 175 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 6,111,175, ranking 112 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 8,607 people per square kilometre.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Singapore dollar (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Singapore
22 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.