Singapur - Daten & Fakten
Länderstatistik
geographic coordinates: 1 17 N, 103 51 E
time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: name derives from the Sanskrit words simha (lion) and pura (city), thus creating the city's epithet "lion city"
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Singapore
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
land: 709.2 sq km
water: 10 sq km
arable land: 0.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
forest: 3.3% (2018 est.)
other: 95.7% (2018 est.)
15-64 years: 71.49% (male 2,148,471/female 2,123,102)
65 years and over: 13.7% (2023 est.) (male 379,373/female 439,054)
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
世界概況 – 不可缺少的基本消息來源 (Mandarin)
male: 83.8 years
female: 89.3 years
male: 37.7 years
female: 40.1 years
note: data represents median age
rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2020)
note: excludes non-residents
4.1% (2020 est.)
3.1% (2019 est.)
128.31% of GDP (2019 est.)
110.73% of GDP (2018 est.)
note: Singapore's public debt consists largely of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) issued to assist the Central Provident Fund (CPF), which administers Singapore's defined contribution pension fund; special issues of SGS are held by the CPF, and are non-tradable; the government has not borrowed to finance deficit expenditures since the 1980s; Singapore has no external public debt
-0.18% (2020 est.)
0.57% (2019 est.)
$627.442 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$658.127 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$517.967 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$550.209 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 26 (2020 est.)
percent of population: 91% (2021 est.)
paved: 3,500 km (2017) (includes 164 km of expressways)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 146 (2021 est.)
piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait
Singapore-Indonesia: Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; subsequent treaties were signed in 2009 (ratified in 2010) and 2014 (ratified in 2017) settling the two countries’ boundaries in the Singapore Strait
Singapore-Malaysia: disputes with Malaysia over territorial waters, airspace, the price of fresh water delivered to Singapore from Malaysia, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in 2008, the International Court of Justice awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge, which is only visible at low tide
https://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/singapore-and-indonesia-signed-landmark-maritime-boundary-treaty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Singapore_border
https://www.iseas.edu.sg/media/commentaries/indonesia-ratifies-maritime-border-treaty-with-singapore-a-commentary-by-mustafa-izzuddin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedra_Branca_dispute
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Malaysia-in-transition/Singapore-and-Malaysia-make-major-breakthrough-in-maritime-dispute
https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-1962-johor-singapore-water-agreement-lessons-learned/