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Also Known As Republic of Singapore
South-eastern Asia

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state in Southeast Asia comprising a main island, over 60 satellite islands, and one outlying islet, near the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It became fully independent on 9 August 1965 upon separation from Malaysia. It is a major aviation, financial and maritime hub with no separate capital, the city of Singapore itself serving as the seat of government. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Capital
Singapore 2
Singapore is a city-state; the city of Singapore is itself the seat of government, with no separate capital.
Population
6,110,200 2
2025 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
744.3 2
Independence or Founding Year
1965 2
Singapore became fully independent on 9 August 1965 upon separation from Malaysia, following self-government from the United Kingdom beginning in 1959.
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Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
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Source Wikipedia: Abhik RoychoudhuryLead sentence 1tier 2
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Abhik Roychoudhury is a Singaporean computer scientist and academic known for his contributions to software engineering, particularly in program analysis, agentic AI-assisted software development, software testing, and computer security.

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Chai Keong Toh (born 1965) is a Singaporean computer scientist, engineer,and university professor.

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Steven Chong Horng Siong (born 22 September 1957) is a Singaporean jurist who has been serving as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Singapore since 2017.

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Sundaresh Menon (born 26 February 1962) is a Singaporean lawyer and judge who has served as the fourth Chief Justice of Singapore since 2012 after being appointed by president Tony Tan.

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The Interlace is a 1,040-unit apartment building complex located at the boundary between Bukit Merah and Queenstown, Singapore.

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Like constituent air carriers Jetstar Asia and Valuair, Orange Star is based in Singapore at Singapore Changi Airport.

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Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national public research university in Singapore.

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The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore.

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Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore.

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Equatorial Space Systems PTE LTD. also known as Equatorial Space, is a Singapore-based company that develops hybrid-engine rockets and space launch services.

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Source World Toilet Organization: About UsAbout page: office address
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Singapore 408613

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Source Wikidata: Fall of Singapore
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Singapore (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox
    Republic of Singapore
  • Infobox, capital
    Singapore (city-state)
  • Infobox, area
    744.3 km2 (287.4 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2025
    6,110,200
  • Lead section
    Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 and in 1963 became part of the new federation of Malaysia, alongside Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak. Ideological differences led to Singapore's expulsion from the federation two years later; it became an independent sovereign country in 1965.
  • Lead section
    The country is about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.
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Wikidata: Singapore
Wikidata Q334, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926); EntityTypeKey=country disambiguates against the geography city entity of the same slug.View the Source

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