Republic of Singapore Also known as the Lion City, commonly known as the Star Country, Singapore, and Singapore. Singapore covers an area of 728 square kilometers and has a total population of about 5.535 million. Relying on its geographical advantages, Singapore has rapidly transformed from poverty to one of Asia's important financial, service and shipping centers.
1. Singapore has only 3 city-states in the world ( Singapore, Monaco and Vatican ).
2. In 1819, the British East India Company signed a treaty with the Sultan of Johor, and was allowed to establish a trading post and colony in Singapore, gradually developing into a prosperous re-export port.
3. On August 9, 1965, the Malaysian Parliament agreed to expel Singapore from the Federation with 126 votes in favor and 0 votes against. The following day, the Republic of Singapore was formally established.
4. Singapore is called "Lion City", but there has never been a lion.
5. 23% of Singapore's area (130 square kilometers) is reclaimed from the sea.
6. There are many tall buildings in Singapore, but they generally do not exceed 280 meters, because Singapore stipulates that the height of central business district is limited to 280 meters .
7. Singapore implements high ethical standards control. prohibits the sale of chewing gum, prohibits all passengers from bringing cigarettes into the country (not a maximum of 19 cigarettes), even students who are overweight are ordered to lose weight by , while students who are too thin will be forced to drink by the teacher Milk.
8. Singapore graffiti is illegal and may be sentenced to whipping . Flogging punishment is actually a tradition left over from the UK.
9. suicide is illegal in Singapore.
10. Malay is the national language of Singapore, but English is actually the "first language". The government has always adopted English as the main spoken language and teaching language between different ethnic communities. The national anthem is Malay .
Singapore National Anthem
11. In 1980, Singapore completely abolished the Chinese school system and changed it to the all-English school system , so English is the most important language of Singapore Chinese.
Singapore Education System
12. Singapore officially uses simplified Chinese characters which is consistent with mainland China.
13. In Singapore, the most popular Chinese surnames are Chen, Li Helin .
14. Lee Kuan Yew once said such a thing. " I am not Chinese, just like Kennedy President is not an Irishman. Slowly, the world will know that Singaporeans whose surnames are Li, Gao, Wang, Yang, and Lin are Chinese in appearance. Chinese, however, is different from the Chinese. We have Chinese ancestry, and we do not deny this; but the important thing is that we think from the standpoint of Singapore and care about Singapore’s rights, not from the standpoint of the Chinese. .”
15. Changi Airport has the world’s highest indoor waterfall of 40 meters, “ rain vortex” (Rain Vortex).
16. Singapore's national anthem is written in miniature text on the back of the plastic Singapore 1000 banknote. Singapore has the world’s largest banknote- SGD 10,000 (approximately RMB 47,739)
17. can travel for free within 7 days (including the day of birthday) before the birthday of Singapore Zoo .
18. Driving in Singapore,You need a car ownership certificate (COE), the price is about 250,000 yuan, and the validity period is 10 years.
19. How does Singapore realize that everyone has a room? Singaporeans mostly live in HDB flats .
20. Gong Li and Li Lianjie are Singapore citizens .
One’s life cannot be fully planned. Therefore, I feel that life is endless: exciting, full of changes, and sometimes inspiring. The important thing is that we should not lose our love for life. After watching the sunset, get a good night's sleep, regain your energy, and wake up to a new day. - Lee Kuan Yew
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