Conventional Long Form Name: Republic of Singapore
Capital City(ies): Singapore
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Date of Independence: 9 August 1965 from Malaysian Federation
National Holiday(s): National Day, 9 August
Chief of State: President Tony Tan Keng Yam
Capital City(ies): Singapore
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Date of Independence: 9 August 1965 from Malaysian Federation
National Holiday(s): National Day, 9 August
Chief of State: President Tony Tan Keng Yam
Head of Government: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Description of Executive Branch/Powers:
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers:
Name of their Ambassador to the U.S.: Ashok Kumar Mirpuri
Location of their embassy in the U.S.: 3501 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of their consulate(s) in the U.S.: New York, San Francisco
Name of U.S. Ambassador to them: Kirk Wager
Location of U.S. embassy there: 27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) there: n/a
Name of their representative to UN: Karen Tan
Symbolism of Flag:
- Chief of State: President Tony Tan Keng Yam
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Ministers are Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam
- Cabinet is appointed by the president and responsible to parliament
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers:
- unicameral Parliament, 87 seats, members elected by popular vote to serve five year terms; in addition, up to 9 members are nominated and up to nine Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
- Supreme Court consists of the president or chief of justice and 16 justices and organized into an upper tier Appeal Court and lower tier High Court
- judges appointed by president from candidates recommended by prime minister after consultation with chief justice, justices appointed for life
- subordinate courts: district, magistrates', juvenile, family, community, and coroners' courts; small claims tribunals
Name of their Ambassador to the U.S.: Ashok Kumar Mirpuri
Location of their embassy in the U.S.: 3501 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of their consulate(s) in the U.S.: New York, San Francisco
Name of U.S. Ambassador to them: Kirk Wager
Location of U.S. embassy there: 27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) there: n/a
Name of their representative to UN: Karen Tan
Symbolism of Flag:
- red: brotherhood and equality
- White: purity and virtue
- waxing crescent moon: young nation on the ascendancy
- five stars: nation ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equality
National Symbol(s): lion, merlion (mythical half lion-half fish creature), orchid
Descriptions of International Disputes:
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: n/a
Quantity of Stateless Persons: n/a
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: n/a
Description of Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use:
Descriptions of International Disputes:
- Disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits
- 2008: ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca to Singapore, and middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule n maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge
- Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of thier 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island
- Piracy remains a problem in a Malacca Strait
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: n/a
Quantity of Stateless Persons: n/a
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: n/a
Description of Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use:
- Drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts
- transportation and financial services hub
- vulnerable as a venue for money laundering