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.
Singapore, officially known as the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign state and an island country in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Singapore, and its population is about 5.454 million (2021). According to its maritime borders, it borders with Indonesia and Malaysia.
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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