Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign Island city-state in Maritime south East Asia, located on Malay Peninsula. The Capital city is also known as Singapore which is quite surprising!
FUN FACTS
- Singapore is one of the 20 smallest countries in the world. The main island is 42 kilometres long and 23 kilometres wide and has a total land area of just 683 square kilometres.
- Collectively, Singaporeans are the fastest pedestrians in the world, walking at a speed of about 6.15 kilometres per hour!
- After New Zealand, Singapore is the easiest place across the globe to do business, according to a business list published by the World Bank.
- The Singapore government heavily discourages using private vehicles, and car owners in Singapore have to pay 1.5 times the car price to get their vehicles certified.
- Standing 165 meters high, the Singapore Wheel is the second-highest in the world, losing the first rank by only 2 meters!
- One out of every six people in Singapore has assets worth USD1 million or more, higher than anyone else in the world.
- Singapore is the fifth largest arms importer in the entire world, as per a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
- Chewing gum is prohibited in Singapore. You are not allowed to bring chewing gum into the country, otherwise you might get fined at customs.
- Singapore is a city state which is connected via a bridge and a freeway to the mainland of Malaysia.
- Of the only five official Tintin shops in the world, one of them is in Chinatown in Singapore (the remaining four are in Japan and Europe).
CHOICE AS A STUDY DESTINATION
Top 03 reasons for international students to choose Singapore as their study destinations is
- Affordable education
- Cost of Living
- Job opportunities
USEFUL LINKS
Click on the below link to know more about your study destination, and what the Singapore government has to say….
https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Career/Internships/Pre-University
https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Career/Internships/Undergraduate
NEWS & UPDATES
https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Countries-Regions/S/Sri-Lanka/Travel-Page
https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Services/Singapore-Citizens/COVID-19-Travel-Restrictions
https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19