Flag of Singapore

🎨 What the flag means

Singapore's flag is red on top and white below, with a white crescent moon and five stars in the corner. By law, red stands for friendship and equality among all people, and white for purity and goodness. The crescent shows a young nation on the rise, and the five stars stand for democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

5.9 million (2021)

🏙️ Capital

Singapore5.9 million people (2021)

🗣️ Main language

EnglishAlso official: Malay, Tamil, Chinese

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The name Singapore comes from Singapura, which means "lion city".
2. Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil.
3. Singapore has made itself bigger by adding new land to its coasts, a process called land reclamation.