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Singapore ( i / ˈ s ɪ ŋɡ ə p ɔːr / ), officially the Republic of Singapore , and often referred to as the Lion City , the Garden City , and the Red Dot , is a global city in Southeast Asia and the world's only island city-state . It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator , at the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia , with Indonesia 's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of the diamond-shaped main island and 62 islets . Since independence , extensive la
The islands were settled from the second century AD by a series of local empires . In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles founded modern Singapore as a trading post of the East India Company ; after the company collapsed, the islands were ceded to Britain and became part of its Straits Settlements in 1826. During World War II , Singapore was occupied by Japan . It gained independence from Britain in 1963, by uniting with other former British territories to form Malaysia , but was expelled two years later over ideolo
The Singapore dollar or dollar ( Malay : Ringgit Singapura , sign : $ ; code : SGD ) is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents .