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Singapore (Republic) is a city-state of Southeast Asia. Its surface area is 719.1 km2. It comprises 64 islands, the main of which is Pulau Ujong (584.8 km2). It is situated on an island at the extreme south of the Malay Peninsula, from which it is separated on the north by the Straits of Johor.

Marina Bay                                                    Photo:pixabay

Map: CIA_World_Factbook

History:

Tumasik (the former name of the island) was an object of dispute between Majapahit (java) and the kingdom of Ayutthaya (Thailand). In 1377
A prince of Palembang in the southern Indonesian island of Sumatra who refused the suzerainty of Majapahit after an attack of it, would have exiled himself to Tumasik. He assassinated the governor of the city and renamed the city « Singapura » (« city of the lion » in Sanskrit).
After the Dutch, Japanese and British domination, Singapore will have its independence in 1965.

Theater victoria                                           Photo: pixabay

Geography:

The abundance of greenery in the city of Singapore « Garden City », stems in part from an equatorial climate, warm and very humid. By 2015, Singapore has 5,535 million inhabitants (the Chinese make up 74.3%).

Singapore garden                                            photo: pixabay

Changi plage                                       photo: pixabay

Botanical Garden                                       photo: pixabay

Economy:

The economy is characterized by an open and corrupt environment, stable prices and one of the highest GDP per capita in the world (US $ 36,378 in 2009).This economy is based on banking and financial services, Commerce, tourism, … The port of Singapore, is the second world in terms of tonnages exported (After Shanghai).

Big Wheel                                                    photo: pixabay

The transport routes                                           photo: pixabay

Clarke quay                                               photo: pixabay

Marina bay                                                 photo: pixabay

City of Lion                                                  photo: pixabay

Marina barrage                                               photo: pixabay

Singapore Airport             Photo: Aboumael sur Wikipedia fr

Culture:

Singapore is a juxtaposition of different cultures from different ethnicities: Chinese, Malay and Indians.Singapore retains the traditions and norms of its ethnic, and monuments and laws of the colonial period. But it surprised its visitors by its architectural, artistic and structural modernity.

Downtown                                            photo: pixabay

Garden by the bay                                          photo: pixabay

Nayang University                                         photo: pixabay

Marina bay , Sands Landmark                                photo: pixabay

Marina bay , Sands Point De Repère                         photo: pixabay

Urban, Night, Lights                                          photo:pixabay

Photo: publicdomainpictures.net

Building                                              photo: pixabay

Clark quay                                                photo: pixabay

Victoria memorial hall                                         photo: pixabay

Status                                                     Photo: pixaday

Photo title: Chensiyuan – Wiktionary Citydialoguesblog.wordpress.com

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