Singapore

Singapore is a wealthy island country and city-state located in Southeast Asia, and is also a founding member of ASEAN. Singapore is a not very well known character in the fandom compared to other countries such as, their neighbours, Indonesia,  Malaysia and  Philippines ; however they are still not completely forgotten.

Description Appearance Unlike other countryhumans, Singapore is sometimes shown as a triangle, mainly to distinguish it from the other red and white countries ( Poland, Indonesia, etc). (Or it could be based on Polandball, where Singapore is a triangle known as tringapore ). However, many people prefer him with a circular head. He usually wears a dress shirt, as shown in the picture. He can also be shown with modern clothes, such as: a hoodie in the colours of his flag, wearing a more casual business attire or in a beige trench coat. He is also sometimes shown wearing a tie, glasses or nothing.

Personality Singapore is often depicted as serious, more mature and tolerant. He is diplomatic and a peacemaker, and cares a lot about money and economic growth, but also his family and friends.

Sometimes he can be shown as more chaotic, immature and a show-off, due to being one of the richest and most developed nations in Asia.

Interests Singapore has a rather fond interest of development, money and surprisingly, street food. He also loves Milo as much as Malaysia and Indonesia do.

Flag Meaning The flag of Singapore consists of two horizontal halves, red above white. Red symbolises universal brotherhood and equality of man; white stands for pervading and everlasting purity and virtue. In the upper left corner, a white crescent moon and five white stars form a circle. The five stars stand for the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.

Others Symbols Etymology The English language name Singapore comes from its Malay name Singapura, which is believed to have been derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City".

Nicknames Singa Lion City Little Red Dot History According to the Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals), in the 13th century or 1299 to be more exact, Singapore was originally called Temasek and served as a fishing village. An Indonesian prince, Sri Tri Buana (better known as Sang Nila Utama), conquered the island and upon arrival, saw a lion. He then renamed Temasek Singapura, or lion city. This is most probably why Indo and Singa are quite close with each other.

In the late 14th century, Singapore was under the rule of Parameswara or Iskandar Shah, who killed the previous ruler, Tamagi and he was expelled by the Majapahit or the Siamese (Thai). It then came under the Malacca Sultanate and then the Johor Sultanate. In 1819, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles negotiated a treaty whereby Johor allowed the British to locate a trading port on the island, leading to the establishment of the British colony of Singapore in 1819.

During World War 2, Singapore was conquered and occupied by the Japanese Empire from 1942 to 1945. When the war ended, Singapore reverted to British control, with increasing levels of self-government being granted, culminating in Singapore's merger with the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia in 1963. However, social unrest and disputes between Singapore's ruling People's Action Party and Malaysia's Alliance Party resulted in Singapore's expulsion from Malaysia. Singapore became an independent republic on 9 August 1965.

Facing severe unemployment and a housing crisis, Singapore embarked on a modernization programme beginning in the late 1960s through the 1970s by its late prime minister Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015) that focused on establishing a manufacturing industry, developing large public housing estates and investing heavily on public education.

By the 1990s, the country had become one of the world's most prosperous nations, with a highly developed free-market economy, strong international trading links, and the highest per capita gross domestic product in Asia outside Japan.

Organisations And Affiliations Head of the Rich Gang (not to be confused with the Reich), involving Brunei and sometimes, Hong Kong One of the Four Asian Tigers, consisting of Hong Kong,  South Korea,  Taiwan and themselves. United Nations (UN) ASEAN Non-Aligned Movement Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Politics Government Unitary State, Parliamentary republic, Constitutional republic

Diplomacy They have diplomatic ties almost all of the countries

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Geography 306CA1D4-8C33-4324-879E-0433749501A7.png Singapore is an island country/city that is situated at the south of the Malay Peninsula. It covers an area of 719 km2 with an estimated 62 islets forming it. Singapore is 175th biggest country in the world.

Singapore is a city-state with about 5.6 million inhabitants. It is a culturally diversified nation where English language is its lingua franca, although Malay, Chinese, and Tamil are also the official languages of the country. Singapore is known for its clean streets and its modern and tall buildings

Relationships Family United Kingdom — Step-Parent Srivijaya — Parent Malaysia — Sibling Indonesia — Sibling Philippines — Half-Sibling Brunei — Half-Sibling Myanmar — half sibling USA — stepsibling Australia — stepsibling Friends Australia — best friend America — friend Japan — trading partner China — friend Taiwan — close friend Hong Kong — friend Malta — old friend Philippines — friend Ukraine — friend Israel — friend Spain — friend Vietnam — friend Indonesia — friend Neutrals North Korea — Be and stay calm... Myanmar (sometimes) Enemies They rather be neutral but these are their enemies (with former enemies)

Malaysia (sometimes) Japanese Empire (formerly)