POPULATION 4.48 millions
- Singaporean Chinese: 76,8%
- Singaporean Malays: 13,9%
- Indian Singaporeans: 7,9%
(+ smaller groups of Arab Singaporeans, Jews, Thais, Japanese, European and Eurasian Singaporean)
RELIGION
- Buddhism: 40%
- Christianity: 15%
- Muslims: 14%
- No religion: 15%
LANGUAGE
- English
- Mandarin
- Malay
- Tamil
English has been promoted as the country's language of administration since independence, and is spoken by the majority of the population.
MOTTO
- Onward, Singapore
IKEA
- 2 stores; Tampines and Alexandra
- First store opened in 1978