Country Name: Republic of Singapore Area: 646 sq km Population: 3.1 million Capital City: Singapore People: 75% Chinese, 15% Malay, 8% Indian, 2% other nationalities. Languages: Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and English Religion: 65% Buddhist/Taoist/Confucian, 18% Muslim, 9% Christian, 6% Hindu and 2% Sikh. Government: Parliamentary democracy Currency: Singapore dollar (S$) Time Zone: Eight hours ahead of GMT/UTC Country Code: 65 Electricity: 220V to 240V, 50AC; plugs are the three pronged, spuare-pin type used in the UK.