Kleenex packets or tissues serve more than one function in Singapore. They are used as the “unofficial table reservation” system at hawker centers. This practice is called “choping.”

According to the latest International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, Singapore ranked the fourth most competitive economy in the world.

With a highly educated workforce, Singapore has a literacy rate of 97.6% for people aged 15 and older. In 2022, Singapore took the top spot in the Formal Education index. In terms of basic reading, maths and science skills, Singaporean children came in second.

The National Orchid Garden in Singapore is the world’s largest tropical orchid garden, with over 1000 species of orchid and 2000 hybrids on display.

Singapore is a major international financial center, serving not only the domestic market but also the Asia-Pacific region.

Despite being a bustling city, you can get to experience the countryside farming life in Singapore. As of 2021, there were 260 licensed farms with places like Kranji Countryside offering farm stay experience, goat farm experience, fish farm experience and more!

In the hawker centers, you find each stall selling its own specialty. A vendor will focus on only one dish emblematic of Singaporean food culture.

Singapore's 3 local banks are the top 3 safest banks in Asia

The Singapore Botanic Gardens was awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. It was recognised as featuring a rich variety of historic features, plantings and buildings that demonstrate the development of the garden since its creation in 1859.

Since 1905, Singapore has changed its time zones six times! Its time zone is GMT+8 (to be in synch with Malaysia), but it is still technically incorrect. Singapore should be in the GMT +7.5 time zone.