The national flag of Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡国旗, Malay: Bendera Singapura, Tamil: சிங்கப்பூரி்ன் கொடி) consists of two horizontal red and white bands with a white crescent facing five small white stars lined up in a pentagon shape. The red color symbolizes universal brotherhood and equality, and the white color represents purity and virtue. The crescent represents a young country rising. Finally, the five stars represent the country's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equality. The height-to-width ratio of the flag is 2:3, and the flag was adopted in 1959.
The shield with flag symbols on its coat of arms is supported by a tiger, symbolizing the nation's close ties with Malaysia, and a lion, symbolizing Singapore.
| Capital: | Singapore |
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| Other major city: | none (city-state) |
| Official languages: | English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil |
| Region: | South-eastern Asia |
| Ethnic groups: | 74.3% Chinese, 13.3% Malay, 9.1% Indian, 3.3% other |
| Religions: | 33.2% Buddhism, 18.8% Christianity, 18.5% Irreligious, 14.0% Islam, 10.0% Taoism and folk religion, 5.0% Hinduism, 0.6% other |
| Nationality name: | Singaporean |
| Area: | 722.5 km² (279.0 sq mi) |
| Population: | 5.454 million (2021) |
| Currency: | Singapore dollar |
| Country codes: | SG, SGP (ISO 3166) |
| Internet Top-Level Domain: | .sg |
| Calling code: | +65 |
| Flag emoji code: | 🇸🇬 |
Keywords: Flag and coat of arms of Singapore (Malay: Bendera dan lambang negara Singapura; Chinese: 新加坡国旗 - 新加坡国徽), GIF (Simplified Chinese: 动图; Traditional Chinese: 動圖)
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