Singapore: Flag and Facts
Singapore's flag has a red band over a white band, with a white crescent moon and a ring of five white stars in the upper left.
- Official name
- Republic of Singapore
- Capital
- Singapore
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Population
- 6.1 million (2025)
- Languages
- English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese
- Currency
- Singapore dollar
- Area
- 710 km² (274 sq mi)
- People
- Singaporean
- Calling code
- +65
- Highest point
- Bukit Timah 166 m
- Independence
- 9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
- National symbols
- lion, merlion (mythical half-lion, half-fish creature), orchid
- Borders
- No land borders
About Singapore
Red is brotherhood and equality, and white is purity and virtue. The waxing crescent signals a young nation on the rise. Each of the five stars stands for an ideal: democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equality. National symbols include the lion, the orchid, and the merlion, a mythical creature that is half lion and half fish.
A Malay trading port called Temasek stood on the island by the 14th century, changed hands several times, and was burned in the 17th century. The British founded modern Singapore on the same spot in 1819 as a trading colony. It gained self-rule in 1959, joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963, and was pushed out two years later, becoming independent on 9 August 1965. Since then it has grown into one of the most prosperous places in the world. The whole country covers just 710 square kilometers, and Bukit Timah, the highest hill, is 166 meters tall.
Did you know?
- Singaporeans can expect to live 86.7 years on average.
- Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
- Singapore's anthem is "Majulah Singapura," meaning Onward, Singapore.
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Questions about Singapore
What is the capital of Singapore?
Singapore is a city-state, so the capital is Singapore itself.
What currency does Singapore use?
The Singapore dollar.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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