Singapore
🇸🇬 South-Eastern Asia · Republic of Singapore
How Singapore ranks globally
About Singapore
Singapore (officially Republic of Singapore) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Singapore as its capital. It is home to roughly 6.11 million people, giving a population density of about 8,607 people per square kilometre. The country covers 710 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $603.87B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.946. The official currency is the Singapore dollar (SGD), and the main languages are English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese.
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How Singapore measures up
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Singapore is the 112th most populous country in the world, with about 6.11 million people.
By land area it is the 176th-largest country in the world, covering 710 km².
It has the world's 27th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($603.87B).
Singapore has no land borders with other countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.946.
Singapore has a population density of about 8,607 people per square kilometre.
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