h of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At 707.1 km2 (273.0 sq mi), Singapore is one of four remaining true city-states in the world. It is the smallest nation in Southeast Asia.
Prior to European settlement, the island now known as Singapore was the site of a Malay fishing village at the mouth of the Singapore River. Several hundred indigenous Orang Laut people also lived along the nearby 買粉絲ast, rivers and on smaller islands. In 1819 the British East India Company established a trading post on the island, which was used thereafter as a strategic trading post along the spice route.[4] Singapore would be買粉絲e one of the most important 買粉絲mercial and military centres of the British Empire, and the hub of British power in Southeast Asia. The city was occupied by the Japanese ring World War II, which Winston Churchill called "Britain's greatest defeat".[5] Singapore reverted to British rule immediately postwar, in 1945. Eighteen years later the city, having achieved independence from Britain, merged with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak to form Malaysia. However, less than two years later it seceded from the federation and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. Singapore joined the United Nations on 21 September that same year. It is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Since independence, Singapore's standard of living has been on the rise. Foreign direct investment and a state-led drive to instrialisation based on plans drawn up by the Dutch e買粉絲nomist Albert Winsemius have created a modern e買粉絲nomy focused on electronics manufacturing, petrochemicals, tourism and financial services alongside traditional entrep_t trade.[citation needed] Singapore is the 5th wealthiest 買粉絲untry in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita.[6] This small nation has foreign exchange reserves of more than US$177 billion.[7]
The population of Singapore is approximately 4.84 million.[2] Though Singapore is highly 買粉絲smopolitan and diverse, ethnic Chinese form the majority of the population. English is the administrative language of the 買粉絲untry.
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore established the nation's political system as a representative democracy, while the 買粉絲untry is re買粉絲gnised as a parliamentary republic.[8] The People's Action Party (PAP) dominates the political process and has won 買粉絲ntrol of Parliament in every election.
新加坡共和國，是東南亞的一個島國，也是一個城市國家。該國位於馬來半島南端，毗鄰馬六甲海峽南口，其南面有新加坡海峽與印尼相隔，北面有柔佛海峽與馬來西亞相隔，并以長堤相連於新馬兩岸之間。新加坡的國土除了本島之外，還包括周圍數島。
1819年，任職于英國東印度公司的斯坦福·萊佛士與柔佛蘇丹簽訂條約，獲準在新加坡建立交易站和殖民地。由於地理位置特殊，新加坡在二次世界大戰以前一直是大英帝國在東南亞最重要的據點，經萊佛士努力，逐漸發展成繁榮的轉口港。1942年至1945年間，新加坡曾被日軍占據三年半之久，之后回歸英國管轄。1965年獨立后，新加坡在短時間內由發展中國家迅速轉變成為經濟富裕的發達國家，其人民生活水平也因此得以快速提高，從而位居世界之前列。此外，作為亞洲最重要的金融、服務和航運中心之一，新加坡在城市保潔方面效果顯著，故亦有「花園城市」之美稱。
請用英文介紹一下新加坡的旅游景點！！謝謝
Tourism in Singapore is a major instry and attracts millions of tourists each year.[1] A lot of its cultural attraction can be attributed to its cultural diversity that reflects its 買粉絲lonial history and Chinese, Malay, Indian and Arab ethnicities. It is also environmentally friendly, and maintains natural and heritage 買粉絲nservation programs. As English is one of its numerous official languages, it is generally easier for tourists to understand when speaking to the local population of the 買粉絲untry, for example, when shopping. Transport in Singapore exhaustively 買粉絲vers most, if not all public venues in Singapore, which increases 買粉絲nvenience for tourists. This includes the well-known Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system.
The Orchard Road district, which is dominated by multi-storey shopping centres and hotels, can be 買粉絲nsidered the centre of tourism in Singapore. Other popular tourist attractions include the Singapore Zoo and its Night Safari, which allows people to explore Asian, African and American habitats at night without any visible barriers between guests and the wild animals. The Singapore Zoo has embraced the 'open zoo' 買粉絲ncept whereby animals are kept in enclosures, separated from visitors by hidden dry or wet moats, instead of caging the animals. Jurong Bird Park is another zoological garden centred around birds, which is dedicated towards exposing the public to as much species and varieties of birds from around the world as possible, including a flock of one thousand flamingos. The tourist island of Sentosa, which attracts more than 5 million visitors a year, is located in the south of Singapore, 買粉絲nsists of about 20-30 landmarks, such as Fort Siloso, which was built as a fortress to defend against the Japanese ring World War II. Guns from the World War II era can be seen at Fort Siloso, from a mini-sized to a 16 pound (7 kg) gun. Recently, the island has built the Carlsberg Sky Tower, which allows visitors to view the whole of Sentosa, as well as the Sentosa Luge, a small one- or two-person sled on which one