| 1. Singapore consists only of one main island and 63 other tiny islands |
| 2. Singapore is among the 20 smallest countries in the world, with total land area 662.7 Square kilometers. The USA is 15,000 times bigger |
| 3. Apart from Monaco, Singapore is the most densely populated country in the world with 6,430 people per square kilometre.
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| 4. Singapore became the 117th member of the United Nations on 21 September 1965.
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| 5. Symbolism of the National Flag: Red symbolises universal brotherhood and equality of man while white signifies purity and virtue. The crescent moon represents a young nation on the rise and the five stars signify the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.
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| 6. The national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaquim, was first discovered in 1893 by Agnes Joaquim, an Armenian. The orchid is a natural hybrid between V. teres and V. hookeriana.
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| 7. The Merlion, a half-fish, half-lion beast, is a fitting symbol of Singapore. The "Singa" or lion represents the animal that a Sumatran prince saw which resembled a lion, and the fish is a tribute to Singapore's history as "Temasek", the ancient sea town.
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| 8. Singlish, a Singaporean patois mixing English with the odd phrase of Chinese, Malay and even Tamil, has two entries - lah and sinseh - in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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| 9. Although English is the official working language and the most widely used language in Singapore, the national anthem 'Majulah Singapura' is actually sung in Malay.
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| 10. The flying fox, the world's largest bat with a wingspan of up to 1.5 metres, can be found on Pulau Ubin, one of the islands off mainland Singapore.
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| 11.Singapore is a stopover point for thousands of migratory birds travelling the East Asian Flyway.
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| 12. The 2008 formula 1 Grand Prix is the first ever F1 night race in the world |
| 13. The world's first night zoo, The Night Safari, is located in Singapore.
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| 14. The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore contains more species of trees than the entire North American continent.
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| 15. The highest natural point in Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill, which is only 164 metres high (Singapore has a very flat terrain).
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| 16. The world's highest man-made waterfall, standing at 30 metres, is located at the Jurong BirdPark.
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| 17. The largest fountain in the world is located in Singapore at Suntec City. Made of cast bronze, it cost an estimated US$6 million to build in 1997.
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| 18. The buildings of Suntec City have been built in the shape of a palm of a hand symbolising good "feng shui".
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| 19. The Guinness book record for the longest human domino chain was set in Singapore on 30th September 2000. Formed by 9,234 students, it measured 4.2km.
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| 20. The record for the most number of people participating in line dancing was set in Singapore in May 2002 with 11,967 dancers.
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| 21. The Great Singapore Duck Race, an annual event that raises funds for charity, set a new world record in 2002 when more than 123,000 toy ducks took to the Singapore River.
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| 22. In 2003, Singapore's Changi Airport won the award for "Best Airport Worldwide" for the 16th consecutive year from the UK/Europe edition of the Business Traveller magazine.
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| 23. Singapore has more than 3,000 kilometres of roads. Stretched end to end, they can cover the distance from Singapore to Hong Kong.
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