| Singapore at the 2010 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | SIN |
| NOC | Singapore National Olympic Council |
| Website | www |
| in Guangzhou | |
| Competitors | 244 in 22 sports |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Singapore participated in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. It lies one degree north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south and Peninsular Malaysia to the north. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23%. The country is known for its transition from a developing to a developed one in a single generation under the leadership of its founder Lee Kuan Yew.
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. On the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road, and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub, as well as one of China's three largest cities.
