Singapore

Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island country in maritime Southeast Asia, located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. With a population of approximately 5.6 million people in a land area of about 730 square kilometres, it is one of the world's most densely populated nations. Founded as a British trading post in 1819, it gained independence in 1965 and has since developed into a major global financial, shipping, and technology hub with a highly developed free-market economy.

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