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Additionally, because Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic country, the term "Singaporean" describes citizenship, not an ethnic group. There is a small community of Singaporeans in the United States, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from Singapore and their families as well as international students .
This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is disputed. The capitals included on this list are those associated with states or territories listed by the international standard ISO 3166-1 , or that are included in the ...
Previously, some of the islands were included in a group called "United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands". Baker Island was named for Michael Baker in 1832. [125] Howland Island was named after a whaling vessel in 1842. [126] Jarvis Island was named after three people named "Jarvis" in 1821 (when they discovered the island). [127]
This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO); [1] however, many other terms are in common use.
Cetinje (1482–1946; Historic capital since October 12, 1992): Named after the River Cetina which runs through the city. Obod (1475–1482) Zabljak (1474–1475): The first Slav name of the place was "Varezina voda" (Варезина вода) possibly because of the ample source of drinkable water nearby, making a settlement possible. Later ...
The national flower of Singapore is the hybrid orchid, Vanda 'Miss Joaquim', named in memory of a Singapore-born Armenian woman, who crossbred the flower in her garden at Tanjong Pagar in 1893. [499] Singapore is known as the Lion City and many national symbols such as the coat of arms and the lion head symbol make use of a lion.
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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.