Singapore

Singapore is located in Southeast Asia; just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. The country consists of 63 smaller islands and its total land area is 695 square kilometers. Singapore is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to the north and from Indonesia’s Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south. The country has a population of over 5.07 million people. Singapore does not have a capital city. Down Core is the country’s urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore.

Singapore’s weather is generally equatorial. The best months to visit are January and November during the Chinese New Year and Indian Deepavali.

The official languages in Singapore are English, English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.

Singapore’s official currency is the Singapore dollar (SGD). One of the Asian tigers, Singapore has a very strong highly developed market-based economy that is heavily dependent on exports and refining imported goods.

Singapore has numerous tourist sites including the Jurong Bird Park, Southeast Asia’s largest bird park, and home to over 8,000 birds of 600 species from all over the world. Visit Singapore’s renowned ‘open’ zoo, the Singapore Zoological Gardens in the lush jungle setting, the Singapore Crocodilarium to view over 1,000 crocodiles and the Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom to watch exotic species of butterflies. Singapore’s museums and cultural sites include the Asian Civilisations Museum at Empress Place, regarded as one of the finest neo-classical buildings in Singapore, dating back to 1854 and the National Museum of Singapore,  an architectural gem originally opened in 1887 that is endowed Singapore’s History.

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