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Singapore

Singapore
Capital Singapore
719 km² · 6,111,175 people (2025) · Singapore dollar

A city-state on one main island plus about sixty smaller ones, and it has grown roughly a quarter since 1965 by reclaiming land from the sea. The port is one of the busiest in the world by tonnage. Changi Airport's Jewel holds a 40 m indoor waterfall, the tallest of its kind.

The facts

Capital
Singapore
Area
719 km² — 278 sq mi
Population
6,111,175 (2025)
Density
8499.5 people per km²
Currency
Singapore dollar (SGD, $)
Official languages
English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Calling code
+65
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
SG · SGP
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
181 of 200
By population
114 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Dominica 751 65,871
Tonga 747 103,742
Singapore ← 719 6,111,175
Micronesia 702 113,683
Saint Lucia 616 180,149

Common questions

What is the capital of Singapore?
Singapore
What currency does Singapore use?
The Singapore dollar (SGD).
How big is Singapore?
719 km², or 278 square miles — 181 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Singapore drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked