Country profile
Singapore
Republic of Singapore · South-Eastern Asia
👥 Population
6,111,175
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Singapore
🗺 Area
710 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$603.87B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.946
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
8,607 /km²
💱 Currency
SGD
Singapore dollar
🗣 Languages
English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese
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.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$909.69B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$150,689
GDP growth
5.0%
Inflation
0.9%
Unemployment
2.8%
👥 People
Life expectancy
83.3 yrs
Fertility rate
0.97
Pop. growth
1.2%
Urban population
100.0%
Infant mortality /1k
2.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
94.4%
Literacy rate
97.7%
Physicians /1k
2.83
Renewable energy
1.1%
Travel & practical
Capital
Singapore
Currency
SGD
Dialing code
+65
Internet TLD
.sg
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Fun facts about Singapore
- 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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