The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Singapore:
Contents
- General reference
- Geography of Singapore
- Environment of Singapore
- Regions of Singapore
- Demography of Singapore
- Government and politics of Singapore
- Branches of the government of Singapore
- Foreign relations of Singapore
- Law and order in Singapore
- Military of Singapore
- History of Singapore
- Culture of Singapore
- Religion in Singapore
- The arts in Singapore
- Sports in Singapore
- Economy and infrastructure of Singapore
- Transport in Singapore
- Road transport in Singapore
- Education in Singapore
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Singapore – a sovereign republic comprising the main island of Singapore and smaller outlying islands which are located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. [1] Singapore lies 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands and is in-between the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea.
Singapore is one of the three true[ clarification needed ] city-states in the world, along with Monaco and the Vatican City, and is the only one with full self-governance, its own currency, and a significant military force; The Economist refers to Singapore as the "world's only fully functioning city-state". [2] It is the second smallest nation in Asia by land area, ahead of Maldives and similar to Bahrain.
