Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, gains its independence from Malaysia following a period of political and racial tensions within the short-lived Malaysia federation . The separation was formalized through the Independence of Singapore Agreement, declaring Singapore an independent and sovereign nation.
Singapore is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory is off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It borders the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. Map Singapore's 2024 population was estimated to be over 6 Million.