I dont know about you guys, but the facts seems a bit boring to
me. 
Singapore consists only of one main island and 63 other tiny
islands. Most of these islands are uninhabited.
Singapore is among the 20 smallest countries in the world, with a
total land area of only 682.7 square kilometres. The USA is about
15,000 times bigger.
Apart from Monaco, Singapore is the most densely populated country
in the world, with 6,430 people per square kilometre.
Singapore became the 117th member of the United Nations on 21
September 1965.
Symbolism of the National Flag: Red symbolises universal
brotherhood and equality of man while white signifies purity and
virtue. The crescent moon represents a young nation on the rise and
the five stars signify the ideals of democracy, peace, progress,
justice and equality.
The national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaquim, was first
discovered in 1893 by Agnes Joaquim, an Armenian. The orchid is a
natural hybrid between V. teres and V. hookeriana.
The Merlion, a half-fish, half-lion beast, is a fitting symbol of
Singapore. The "Singa" or lion represents the animal that a
Sumatran prince saw which resembled a lion, and the fish is a
tribute to Singapore's history as "Temasek", the ancient sea
town.
Singlish, a Singaporean patois mixing English with the odd phrase
of Chinese, Malay and even Tamil, has two entries - lah and sinseh
- in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Although English is the official working language and the most
widely used language in Singapore, the national anthem 'Majulah
Singapura' is actually sung in Malay.
The flying fox, the world's largest bat with a wingspan of up to
1.5 metres, can be found on Pulau Ubin, one of the islands off
mainland Singapore.
Singapore is a stopover point for thousands of migratory birds
travelling the East Asian Flyway.
The world's first night zoo, The Night Safari, is located in
Singapore.
Despite being largely urbanised, Singapore is the largest exporter
of ornamental fish (25% of the world market).
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore contains more species
of trees than the entire North American continent.
The highest natural point in Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill, which
is only 164 metres high (Singapore has a very flat terrain).
Buildings in Singapore cannot be higher than 280 metres. There are
presently three buildings of that height: OUB Centre, UOB Plaza and
Republic Plaza.
The world's highest man-made waterfall, standing at 30 metres, is
located at the Jurong BirdPark.
The largest fountain in the world is located in Singapore at Suntec
City. Made of cast bronze, it cost an estimated US$6 million to
build in 1997.
The buildings of Suntec City have been built in the shape of a palm
of a hand symbolising good "feng shui".
In 2003, Singapore's Changi Airport won the award for "Best Airport
Worldwide" for the 16th consecutive year from the UK/Europe edition
of the Business Traveller magazine.
The Guinness book record for the longest human domino chain was set
in Singapore on 30th September 2000. Formed by 9,234 students, it
measured 4.2km.
The world domino topple record (303,621 men) was set in Singapore
on 18th August 2003 by a 24-year-old woman from China.
The record for the biggest ever game of pass-the-parcel was set in
Singapore on 28 February 1998. It involved 3,918 students removing
2,200 wrappers from a 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 m parcel.
The record for the most number of people participating in line
dancing was set in Singapore in May 2002 with 11,967 dancers.
The Great Singapore Duck Race, an annual event that raises funds
for charity, set a new world record in 2002 when more than 123,000
toy ducks took to the Singapore River.
Russell Lee, a pseudonym for a team of ghost-writers, is the
hottest-selling local author in Singapore. His 11 volumes of True
Singapore Ghost Stories have sold more than 600,000 copies to
date.
The fastest selling book of all time in Singapore is Hello Chok
Tong, Goodbye Kuan Yew: The Untold Story. Written and drawn by
political cartoonist George Nonis, it sold 40,000 copies in two
months.
The highest grossing movie of all time in Singapore is Titanic,
raking in S$6.65 million in 1997.
The highest grossing locally made movie of all time is Money No
Enough, raking in S$6.02 million in 1998.
The first Singaporean film to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival
was director Eric Khoo's 12 Storeys in 1997.
British pop violinist Vanessa Mae Nicholson was born in Singapore
and moved to England when she was four.
More Singaporeans are born in the month of October than any other
month of the year.
The first population census taken in 1824 revealed that the total
population was 10,683. The 2000 census showed that the population
of Singapore is 4.2 million.
Nearly 9 out of 10 Singaporeans live in public housing flats.
The most common Chinese surnames in Singapore are Tan, Lim and
Lee.
Singapore has more than 3,000 kilometres of roads. Stretched end to
end, they can cover the distance from Singapore to Hong Kong.
8 in 10 people in Singapore own cell phones. In fact, telecom
companies issue new numbers at the rate of 30,000 to 40,000 per
month.
Singapore's best showing in the Olympic Games ever was a silver
medal won by weightlifter Tan Howe Liang in Rome in 1960.
Swimmer Ang Peng Siong was ranked world number one in the 50m
Freestyle in 1982.
The Singapore Sling was first served in 1915 at the Long Bar of the
Raffles Hotel. The ingredients are gin, Cointreau, cherry brandy,
Dom Benedictine, pineapple juice, Grenadine, Angoustura bitters and
limes.
From
Uniquely Singapore Website. 
