Singapore-island city-state, capital - Singapore
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding Singapore?
1) Capital of Singapore is Singapore.
2) There are only two island city-states in world and one of them is Singapore.- Published on 08 Jun 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Only 1
- Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a global city and sovereign state in Southeast Asia and the world's only island city-state.
- It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia.
- India and Singapore held the first dialogue between their defence ministers as they agreed to enhance the scale and complexity of existing bilateral military interaction, at a time when freedom of navigation in international waterways has emerged as a major concern.