Some Interesting Facts about Singapore

You think of Singapore and images of sparkling skyscrapers, shinning casinos, luxury hotels, lovely beaches and spic & span highways arise in mind. No matter what your travel fancy is, Singapore is a place where all your dreams turn in reality. If you like shopping and food, there is no place in Asia better than the Singapore’s Orchard Road. The beaches of Sentosa are amazingly beautiful and marvelously playful at the same time.

If you happen to plan a Singapore tour in near future, the following facts may be interesting to know.• The meaning of word Singapore is the ‘Lion City’. The name was given by the founder of ancient Singapore the King Sang Nila Utama who first saw a lion when he reached to this island.

• Singapore is in fact an archipelago consisting of 63 small islands. Most of them are too small to consider. Only a few of them are inhabited.

• Singapore is the smallest country in the world. But it is one of the most developing countries around the globe with total GDP over $318 billion.

• Singapore is mainly a flat piece of land. The highest natural point is the Bukit Timah hill (about 165m only).

• The Night Safari in Singapore is the first night zoo in the world.

• The Singapore Flyer is noted among the largest observation wheels in the world.

• The Great Singapore Duck Race is one of its kinds in the world. A world record was established in 2002 when more than 123,000 toy ducks took to the Singapore River.

• The Bukit Timah Natural Reserves houses more species of birds than the total in entire North American continent.

• Inside the Jurong Bird Park is the world’s highest man-made waterfall, about 30meters high.

• English, Malay, Mandarin (Chinese) and Tamil are commonly used languages in Singapore. English is used for the official purpose and for all business and legal transactions.