Expat Living City Guide – June 2018

Singapore by Numbers

Quirky facts about the place

The age, in years, of

Singaporean student Ainan

Celeste Cawley when he became

the youngest person in the

world to pass O-level Chemistry

The approximate percentage

of Singapore residents of

Indian descent; 74 percent

are of Chinese descent,

and 13 percent Malay.

The length, in kilometres,

of the Kallang River,

Singapore’s longest river.

The date in February

1942 when a British

force of 60,000

troops surrendered to

Japan following the

Battle of Singapore.

The number of successive

years that Changi Airport

has taken top spot in the

World Airport Awards.

The number of official

languages in Singapore:

English, Malay,

Mandarin and Tamil.

The number of condominiums

in Singapore with a

lighthouse on their roof.

Lagoon View condo on Marine

Parade is topped by a fully

functioning lighthouse that

can be seen 40km away.

Singapore’s rank among the

world’s busiest ports for

shipping tonnage – second

behind Shanghai, China.

The number of surviving

city-states in the world.

Singapore is one of them;

Vatican City and Monaco

are the others.

Number of white stars on

the Singapore flag. They

represent the ideals of

democracy, peace, progress,

justice and equality.

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