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Singapore,a small red dot or even no trace of it in the world map,but this is a place where i was born,raised and educated.This is Singapore - a place where i know is home.
Here some quick facts about Singapore:
* Loacted in the southeastern asia, between Malaysia and Indonesia.
* Total land area 685.4 sq km. Comprises one main island (604.2 sq km) and a number of islets scattered off its north-east and south
* Average daily temperature 25.2ºC - 32ºC
* Total population 4.16m
* Population by races Chinese (76.5%), Malays (13.8%), Indians (8.1%), Others (1.6%)
* Main language spoken English (language of administration), Mandarin, Malay (National language) & Tamil
* Major Religion Buddhism (42.5%), Taoism (8.5%), Islam (14.9%), Christianity (14.6%), Hinduism (4.0%), Other religions (0.6%), No religion (14.8%)
* Head of state President Mr. S R Nathan
* Mr Lee Hsien Loong as Singapore's third Prime Minister on 12 August 2004. |
|  | Just a little more ... * Singapore consists only of one main island and 63 other tiny islands. Most of these islands are uninhabited.
* Singapore is among the 20 smallest countries in the world, with a total land area of only 682.7 square kilometres. The USA is about 15,000 times bigger.
* Singapore became the 117th member of the United Nations on 21 September 1965.
*The national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaquim, was first discovered in 1893 by Agnes Joaquim, an Armenian. The orchid is a natural hybrid between V. teres and V. hookeriana.
* Singlish, a Singaporean patois mixing English with the odd phrase of Chinese, Malay and even Tamil, has two entries - lah and sinseh - in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.
* Although English is the official working language and the most widely used language in Singapore, the national anthem 'Majulah Singapura' is actually sung in Malay.
* Singapore is a stopover point for thousands of migratory birds travelling the East Asian Flyway.
* The world's first night zoo, The Night Safari, is located in Singapore.
* Despite being largely urbanised, Singapore is the largest exporter of ornamental fish (25% of the world market).
* The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore contains more species of trees than the entire North American continent.
* The highest natural point in Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill, which is only 164 metres high
* Buildings in Singapore cannot be higher than 280 metres. There are presently three buildings of that height: OUB Centre, UOB Plaza and Republic Plaza.
* The world's highest man-made waterfall, standing at 30 metres, is located at the Jurong BirdPark.
* The largest fountain in the world is located in Singapore at Suntec City. Made of cast bronze, it cost an estimated US$6 million to build in 1997.
* The buildings of Suntec City have been built in the shape of a palm of a hand symbolising good "feng shui".
* In 2003, Singapore's Changi Airport won the award for "Best Airport Worldwide" for the 16th consecutive year from the UK/Europe edition of the Business Traveller magazine.
* The Great Singapore Duck Race, an annual event that raises funds for charity, set a new world record in 2002 when more than 123,000 toy ducks took to the Singapore River.
* Russell Lee, a pseudonym for a team of ghost-writers, is the hottest-selling local author in Singapore. His 11 volumes of True Singapore Ghost Stories have sold more than 600,000 copies to date.
* The fastest selling book of all time in Singapore is Hello Chok Tong, Goodbye Kuan Yew: The Untold Story. Written and drawn by political cartoonist George Nonis, it sold 40,000 copies in two months.
* The highest grossing movie of all time in Singapore is Titanic, raking in S$6.65 million in 1997.
* The highest grossing locally made movie of all time is Money No Enough, raking in S$6.02 million in 1998.
* British pop violinist Vanessa Mae Nicholson was born in Singapore and moved to England when she was four.
* More Singaporeans are born in the month of October than any other month of the year.
* Nearly 9 out of 10 Singaporeans live in public housing flats.
* The most common Chinese surnames in Singapore are Tan, Lim and Lee.
* 8 in 10 people in Singapore own cell phones. In fact, telecom companies issue new numbers at the rate of 30,000 to 40,000 per month.
* Singapore's best showing in the Olympic Games ever was a silver medal won by weightlifter Tan Howe Liang in Rome in 1960.
* Swimmer Ang Peng Siong was ranked world number one in the 50m Freestyle in 1982.
* The Singapore Sling was first served in 1915 at the Long Bar of the Raffles Hotel. The ingredients are gin, Cointreau, cherry brandy, Dom Benedictine, pineapple juice, Grenadine, Angoustura bitters and limes.
Source: Uniquely Singapore |
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JessH Mon Aug 27, 2007 09:50 UTC
Hello Karenelyn. Very nice page with informative tips about your city. I'm definitely hoping to visit one day in the future! Excellent tips here! Greetings from Dubai / Jess :-) | rexvaughan Sat Mar 3, 2007 16:03 UTC
A lovely and informative intro to Singapore. I am curious about the taste of Durians. They don't grow in Georgia. | luckyzen Fri Feb 17, 2006 14:51 UTC
Thank you for sharing on your Singapore Page. I loved the shopping tips for next time!:~)) Greetings! | ZiOOlek Sat Feb 4, 2006 09:28 UTC
Nice overview on Singapore.^o^ Hope to get there some day.:) |
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