Singapore, formally the Republic of Singapore (; Chinese: , Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó; , ), is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia. It is located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor, and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands. Its coordinates are , just 137 kilometres (85 miles) north of the Equator.

The site of several ancient port cities and a possession of several empires in its history, Singapore was a Malay fishing village when it was colonised by the United Kingdom in the 19th century. It was further occupied by the Japanese Empire in World War II, and was later part of the merger which established the Federation of Malaysia. When Singapore acquired independence, having few natural resources, it was sociopolitically volatile and economically undeveloped. Foreign investment and rapid government-led industrialisation has since created an economy which relies on exports of electronics and manufacturing primarily from its port.

More than 90% of Singapore's population lives in housing estates constructed by the Housing Development Board and nearly half uses the public transport system daily . As a result of public transport and environmental initiatives by government ministries, Singapore's pollution is mostly confined within the heavy industry area on Jurong Island. The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore established the city-state as a representative democracy. Singapore initially undertook a democratic socialist policy shortly after its independence, adopting a welfare system. However, the government has since become more conservative than it was at the founding of the republic. Singapore faces criticism for being a reduced democracy because of its dominant-party system and has attracted controversy for some of its policies.

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far out. bad sore throat, and an occasional tummy ache.. i had singaporean noodles + salty egg/pork congee for breakie T_T
clarzzy (Clarissa Lum) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:19:59 -0000
far out. bad sore throat, and an occasional tummy ache.. i had singaporean noodles + salty egg/pork congee for breakie T_T
I'm amazed how Singaporean love to eat! Even when I went out at 2 AM I saw food courts are full!
tresa_ita (Theresa Yudistira) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:18:01 -0000
I'm amazed how Singaporean love to eat! Even when I went out at 2 AM I saw food courts are full!
@RunToTheSunTC sigh,Japan,we need to make that ish happen for real!!u seen my background pic?pic is by a singaporean photographer...
Ms_Jemilah (Mbawaka Brandy Phiri) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:40:53 -0000
@RunToTheSunTC sigh,Japan,we need to make that ish happen for real!!u seen my background pic?pic is by a singaporean photographer...
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