Flag of Singapore
Officially Republic of Singapore
Locally Singapura
What the flag looks like
Two equal horizontal bands, red over white, with a white crescent and a ring of five small white five-pointed stars in the upper hoist of the red band.
What it means
Red represents universal brotherhood and equality, white purity and virtue; the crescent stands for a young nation and the five stars for democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.
How to remember it
Singapore
is red over white like Indonesia
, but with a white crescent and five stars in the top-left corner.
Fun facts
- The flag was adopted in 1959 when Singapore became self-governing and was kept at full independence in 1965.
- Singapore is one of only a few city-states in the world, with the whole country governed as a single city.
Singapore at a glance
- Capital
- Singapore
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Population
- 6.0 million
- Area
- 710 km²
- Languages
- English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese
- Currency
- Singapore dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1959
Flags often confused with Singapore
- Indonesia: Indonesia and Singapore are both red over white. Indonesia is plain; Singapore has a white crescent and five stars in the top-left corner.
- Monaco: Monaco and Singapore are both red over white. Singapore has a white crescent and five stars in the upper hoist; Monaco's is plain and nearly square (4:5).
- Poland: Poland and Singapore are both red and white halves. Poland has white on top and no emblem; Singapore has red on top with a white crescent and five stars.