Basic information

| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Republic of Singapore | | **Common Name** | Singapore | | **Native Name(s)** | Singapura (Malay), 新加坡 (Mandarin), சிங்கப்பூர் (Tamil) | | **Nicknames** | The Lion City, The Little Red Dot, The Garden City | | **Motto** | Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore) | | **Geographic Level** | Country / City-State | | **Country** | Singapore | | **State/Province** | N/A (City-State) | | **Capital** | Singapore | | **Government Type** | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic | | **Date Founded** | 1819 (Modern founding), August 9, 1965 (Independence) | | **Time Zone** | Singapore Standard Time (SST) (UTC+08:00) | | **Latitude** | 1.3521° N | | **Longitude** | 103.8198° E | | **Elevation** | 15 m (49 ft) on average | | **Total Area** | 734.3 km² (283.5 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~5.92 million (2023 estimate) | | **Population Density** | ~8,358 / km² (~21,647 / sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 6-digit postal code system | | **Area Codes** | +65 | | **Official Languages** | English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil | | **Currency** | Singapore Dollar (SGD) | | **Demonym** | Singaporean |