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Singapore

Capital: Singapore

🗂️27 places
Cloud Forest+2
Cloud Forestattraction
Flower Dome
Flower Domeattraction
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Marina Bay Sands Singaporehotel
Singapore Flyer
Singapore Flyerattraction
Gardens by the Bay
Gardens by the Baypark
ArtScience Museum
ArtScience Museumattraction

About

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.

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Singapore
L1Normal precautionsstate.gov ↗

By the numbers

Population
5.9M
Area
719.1 km²
GDP (nominal)
$466.8B
GDP per capita
$79.6k
HDI
0.939
Life expectancy
83.0 yr

Wikidata · most recent values circa 2022.

Travel

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27 places · 26 visited

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ArtScience Museum
ArtScience MuseumAttraction★ 5.0
Gardens by the Bay
Gardens by the BayPark★ 5.0Free
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Marina Bay Sands SingaporeHotel★ 5.0
Cloud Forest
Cloud ForestAttraction
Flower Dome
Flower DomeAttraction
Singapore Flyer
Singapore FlyerAttraction

More places

  • □Chinatown Point★ 5.0
  • ◐Co Ba Quan - Singapore★ 5.0
  • ⌂InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay by IHG★ 5.0
  • ◐Lau Pa Sat★ 5.0
  • ◐Super Loco Customs House★ 5.0
  • ⌂The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore★ 5.0
  • ◐bamboo bowls - Far East Square
  • ◐East Treasure Speciality Prawn Noodle
  • ◐Fun Tea
  • ◐issho izakaya One Fullerton
  • ◐Leung Sang Hong Kong Pastries (Chinatown)
  • ◐Mimi Restaurant
  • ◐Osahime Sushi Restaurant
  • ◎Singapore Botanic Gardens
References4▾▴

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  1. Travel practicalities. Entry, driving, electricity, water, and official application context. Related: Driving side, World Standards, CDC Yellow Book, WHO drinking-water guidance.
  2. Country background. Wikipedia summary may be clipped or paraphrased. Numeric baselines are cross-checked with Wikidata. Related: Wikidata, .
Language
English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil
Currency
SGD $
Calling code
+65
Schengen
No
Voltage
230V/50Hz
Plugs
C, G, M
Drives on
Left
Tap water
Safe
Emergency
112, 911, 999
Tipping
Not expected; service charges may apply, and small tips are best handled discreetly where accepted.
US visa
Visa-free
CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Country flag. Country flag image fallback from ISO code. Related: MIT license.
  • Planning lookups. Daily currency conversion and upcoming public-holiday dates. Related: Nager.Date.
  • Maps, image licenses, and the full dataset registry are listed in site credits.

    When things are closed

    Upcoming public holidays in Singapore. On these dates, expect banks, post offices, and government services to close. Many shops and museums close or run shortened hours; transit typically still runs.

    National Day
    August 10, 2026
    Monday
    Deepavali
    November 9, 2026
    Monday
    Christmas Day
    December 25, 2026
    Friday
    New Year's Day
    January 1, 2027
    Friday
    Chinese New Year
    February 6, 2027
    Saturday
    Chinese New Year
    February 8, 2027
    Monday