Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude 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.
Malay: Republik Singapura
Mandarin: 新加坡共和国 · Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு · Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu
Capital: Singapore (city-state)
Official languages: English · Malay · Mandarin · Tamil
National language: Malay
Ethnic groups (2023): 74.3% Chinese · 13.5% Malay · 9.0% Indian · 3.2% other
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