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Singapore has a tropical climate and is extremely humid year-round
2.
Singapore is the world's only city-state
Monaco and Vatican City are also city-states
3.
The tallest building in Southeast Asia is in Singapore
The tallest building in Southeast Asia is Landmark 51 in Ho Chi Minh City
4.
The Singapore Sling is the city's major shopping district
The Singapore Sling is a cocktail
5.
Singapore used to be part of Malaysia
Singapore was a Malaysian state between 1963 and 1965
6.
Mandarin is one of Singapore's official languages
English, Malay and Tamil are the others
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Singapore hosts the headquarters of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN headquarters are in Jakarta
8.
Singapore has no military
9.
Chewing gum is generally banned from sale in Singapore
10.
A majority of Singaporeans are Muslim
Only 15% of Singaporeans are Muslim
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Singapore outranks Japan on the Human Development Index
12.
Singapore has had only three prime ministers since independence
13.
The Singapore Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia
The Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia
14.
Homosexuality is illegal in Singapore
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In World War II, British forces in Singapore held out against the besieging Japanese army for over a year
Singapore fell to the Japanese after just a week, in the largest British surrender in history