Flag of Singapore
What the flag means
- Red — universal brotherhood and equality
- White — purity and virtue
- Crescent — a young nation on the rise
- Five stars — democracy, peace, progress, justice, equality
Design set by: National Symbols Act 2022 (Act 29 of 2022), section 3(1) and Part 1 of the First Schedule · Adopted 1959
Highlights
- 🌳 A city inside a garden
- 🍜 Hawker center food heaven
- 🏙️ Futuristic Marina Bay skyline
- 🛡️ Among the safest places on earth
- 🌏 Where East and West blend
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · South-Eastern Asia
- Status
- Sovereign state
- Population
- 6,111,175 people (2025)
- Area
- 710 km²
- Capital
- Singapore
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Currency
- Singapore dollar (SGD)
- Organizations
- United Nations, ASEAN
Similar flags
Star & crescent
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Comoros
Libya
Malaysia
Mauritania
Pakistan
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Red & white
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: National Symbols Act 2022 (Act 29 of 2022), section 3(1) and Part 1 of the First Schedule
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Initiative for ASEAN Integration Work Plan V 2026-2030
- Organizations: The ASEAN Charter, Annex 4: ASEAN Emblem