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title: "Singapore — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Singapore: capital Singapore, area 719 km², population 6,111,175 (2025), currency Singapore dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/singapore/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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

- [Dominica](https://atoneplace.net/country/dominica/)
- [Tonga](https://atoneplace.net/country/tonga/)
- [Micronesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/micronesia/)
- [Saint Lucia](https://atoneplace.net/country/saint-lucia/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]