Outline of Singapore

The Flag of Singapore
The location of Singapore
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Singapore, published in 1994

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Singapore:

Singapore – 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. Singapore is one of three remaining true city-states in the world. It is the second smallest nation in Asia.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Singapore, published in 2003

Geography of Singapore

Singapore is an island south of Malaysia surrounded by some smaller islands as can be seen in this satellite image.
An enlargeable British Military map of Singapore dated 1945

Environment of Singapore

An enlargeable satellite image of Singapore


Natural geographic features of Singapore

Sunset at Lower Peirce Reservoir, photographed on 25 December 2005

Regions of Singapore

Urban planning areas, an example of subdivisions in Singapore

Administrative divisions of Singapore

Municipalities

Demography of Singapore

Population structure

The religions of Singapore by ethnic group in 2000

Family formation and dissolution

The demographic of Singapore until 2005, Number of inhabitants in thousands. (Data:FAO

Fertility rate

Mortality

Government and politics of Singapore

Parliament House, photographed on 18 October 2002

Branches of the government of Singapore

Main article: Politics of Singapore

Executive branch of the government of Singapore

Legislative branch of the government of Singapore

Judicial branch of the government of Singapore

Foreign relations of Singapore

International organization membership

The Republic of Singapore is a member of the:[1]

Law and order in Singapore

Copies of the Singapore Law Reports at the Library of the Supreme Court of Singapore
Main article: Law of Singapore

Military of Singapore

A Republic of Singapore Air Force's F-15SG Strike Eagle
Main article: Military of Singapore

History of Singapore

1888 German map of Singapore
Main article: History of Singapore, Timeline of Singaporean history

Culture of Singapore

Main article: Culture of Singapore
A sign written in Singapore's four official languages
A statue of the Merlion

Religion in Singapore

Main article: Religion in Singapore

Art in Singapore

The Esplanade, a performing arts centre

Sports in Singapore

The former National Stadium of Singapore
Main article: Sports in Singapore

Economy and infrastructure of Singapore

The Singapore Stock Exchange
Main article: Economy of Singapore

Transport in Singapore

The logo of the Public Transport System

Road Transport in Singapore

A public bus in Singapore

Aviation in Singapore

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at Singapore Changi Airport
Main article: Aviation in Singapore

Rail transport in Singapore

A diagram of the physical spread of the MRT and LRT network across the island (includes lines under construction).
Monorails in Singapore
Light Rapid Transit
Mass Rapid Transit
A Mass Rapid Transit train

Transport operators of Singapore

A Comfort-DelGro owned taxi in Singapore.

Transport disasters in Singapore

Education in Singapore

Students in Singapore

See also

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malay language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamil language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Singapore

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Singapore". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Victoria Vaughan (21 July 2009), "S'pore group head to China for rare glimpse", The Straits Times.
  3. 1 2 3 Ho Juay Choy; Dickson Yeo (2008), Singapore Country Report – A Regional Review on the Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia. Report Submitted for RETA 6427: A Regional Review of the Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia, Manila: Asian Development Bank; Amresh Gunasingham (16 July 2009), "Less rain over last 30 years: Experts cite climate change and rapid industrialisation to explain fluctuating rainfall", The Straits Times (Home), p. B1.
  4. 1 2 Amresh Gunasingham (11 March 2010), "Showers bring cool relief: Dry spell may be over as air quality improves after two straight days of rain", The Straits Times (Home), p. B2.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Population Trends 2009 (PDF), Singapore Department of Statistics, September 2009, retrieved 29 September 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Zakir Hussain (29 September 2009), "Population rises but at slower pace", The Straits Times, pp. A1, A6.
  7. 1 2 Esther Ng (29 September 2009), "Foreign population growth slows down", Today, archived from the original on 28 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Singaporeans by Age Group, Ethnic Group and Sex, June 2009 [table A1]", (PDF), Singapore Department of Statistics, September 2009 http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/popn/population2009.pdf, retrieved 29 September 2009 Missing or empty |title= (help).
  9. ↑ Radha Basu (15 August 2009), "Baby bonus has had little impact so far: One positive trend is the rise in the number of first-time parents", The Straits Times, p. A1. To replace itself, a population requires a TFR of 2.1 or higher.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Singapore

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