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The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
With a multicultural population and in recognition of the cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the common language, with exclusive use in numerous public services.
.sg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Singapore. It was first registered in September 1988. [ 2 ] It is administered by the Singapore Network Information Centre . [ 2 ]
Seaborgium, symbol Sg, a chemical element; Sega Genesis, a game console; SG-43 Goryunov, Stankovyi Goryunova Model 1943, a Soviet medium machine gun; Specific gravity (symbol SG), another name for Relative density: the weight of a volume of fluid or solution as compared to the weight of the same volume of water
William Farquhar, who served as the first resident of Singapore from 1819 to 1823. On 30 January 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles, an Englishman who was the Governor of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia), entered into a preliminary agreement with the Temenggung of Johor, Abdul Rahman Sri Maharajah, for the British East India Company to establish a "factory" or trading post on the island of Singapore.
All directional signs in Singapore are written in English.. Although Malay is de jure national language, Singapore English is regarded de facto as the main language in Singapore, [13] and is officially the main language of instruction in all school subjects except for Mother Tongue lessons in Singapore's education system. [14]
Singapore Ducktours (part of RATP Group). Visitor arrivals to Singapore has been increasing since the country's independence in 1965. [2] As compared to a total of 99,000 visitors recorded in 1965, Singapore attracted approximately 19.1 million visitors in 2019 with receipts at S$27.7 billion, according to preliminary figures by the Singapore Tourism Board.
The Government of Singapore consists of several departments, known as ministries and statutory boards in Singapore.Ministries are led by a member of the Cabinet and deal with state matters that require direct political oversight.