Singapore

Singapore

Singapore ranks 122nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zambia, United Arab Emirates, and Cambodia. Memorable people born in present day Singapore include Lee Kuan Yew, Halimah Yacob, and Lee Hsien Loong. Memorable people who died in Singapore include Lee Kuan Yew, Robert Mugabe, and Sydney Brenner. Singapore has been the birth place of many politicians and actors and the death place of many politicians and biologists.

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is located 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. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by approximately 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the second highest population density of any country in the world, although there are numerous green and recreational spaces as a result of urban planning. With a multicultural population and in recognition of the cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca, with its exclusive use in numerous public services. Multi-racialism is enshrined in the constitution and continues to shape national policies in education, housing, and politics. Read more on Wikipedia