Interesting facts about Singapore

Singapore always attracts tourists by new and unique things for those who come to this beautiful and modern city.

Singapore is one of the 20 smallest countries in the world, with an area of ​​about 716 km2.Therefore, the US territory is about 15,000 times bigger than Singapore.

Singapore is the only country to print the national anthem on the back of Singapore's 1,000-dollar bill.

Although Singapore is well known for its name as the Lion Island, there are no lions.

Singapore is one of 3 countries in the world with the same city, capital and country.

The lion island is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, about 6,430 people / km2.

The national flower of Singapore is Vanda Miss Joaquim flower - a species of orchid blooming all year round.Agnes Joaquim (Armenian) discovered this flower in 1893. Vanda Miss Joaquim is a symbol of Singapore's desire, desire to rise and progress.

Merlion's mascot has a lion head, his fish is spraying water and is riding a blue wave as a representative image of Singapore.The reason Singapore chose the image as a symbol of the country is because in the old days it was a fishing village with many fish, so the government wanted to have a symbol related to fish.In addition, the name of Singapore was formerly Singapura.In Malay, Singapura means the lion city because the prince Sang Nila Utama discovered that Singapore believed he had seen this animal live here.

Although English is one of the four most widely used and official languages ​​in Singapore, the Majulah Singapura national anthem is written in Malay language.