Singapore was originally known as Temasek and was governed by Malaysia. Sir Stamford Raffles developed Singapore into an important port between China and India. Singapore fell to Japan during World War 2 but gained independence from Britain in 1965 after breaking away from Malaysia. Singapore is a small island nation located off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula with a population of around 4 million people governed by the People's Action Party.

1. Civilization of Singapore
Submitted by: Tsinee Frances L. Cang
Submitted to: Sir Rhoneil Vibora

2. History
Singapore was known as Temasek, which
was then governed by Malaysia. Sir Stamford
Raffles then got the governance of Singapore
from the rightful Malaysian Sultan Hussein, and
developed Singapore into an important port in
the trade between China and India.
During World War 2, Singapore fell to the
Japanese for two and a half years. It was then
known as Syonan-to .
After WW2, Singapore attempted to
break free from British colonization, as many
were unhappy with the British for being unable
to protect Singapore. Singapore first achieved
self internal governance and then the British
gave up the external governance in terms of
army etc later on.

3. Singapore then went on to become a state of
Malaysia, the new name of the former Malaya.
Singapore achieved independence in 1965, after
it broke out of Malaysia.

4. Where is Singapore?
Singapore, also known as the Republic of
Singapore, is located in Southeast Asia. South of
West of Malaysia, South Of Java of Indonesia
and East of Sumatra of Indonesia. It is an island
state at the Southern tip of the Malaysia
Peninsula.
It is one of the few remaining city-states
in the world and the smallest country in
Southeast Asia.
It is a country of approximately 4 million
people, governed by a party named PAP
(People's Action Party) which took over the
Singapore government in 1965.

5. Why is Singapore named
Singapore?
It was rumored that the prince of a
civilization in Jakarta came to Singapore to seek
to expand his area of governance. When he first
landed on this island, he saw a huge creature
which resembles a lion. Hence, he named the
island "Singapura", which in Malay translates
into "Lion City".
Singapore is simply derived from the
Malay word "Singapura".

6. Religion
Singapore is a multi-religious
country, the roots of which can be traced to its
strategic location; after its declaration as a
port, a wide variety of nationalities and
ethnicities from places as far
as Arabia immigrated to Singapore. 33% of
Singaporeans adhere to Buddhism, the main
faith of the Chinese population of Singapore.
Other Chinese are followers
of Taoism(11%), Confucianism, and Christianity.
Christians constitute about 18% of the
population of Singapore. Most Malays
are Muslims, who constitute about 15% of the
population, while most Indians
are Hindus, constituting 5%.

7. There is also a sizable number of
Muslims and Sikhs in the Indian population. As a
result of this diversity, there are a large number
of religious buildings
including Hindu temples, churches and mosque
s, some of which have great historical
significance. There are also some Sikh temples
and Jewish synagogues. These interesting
buildings often became prominent architectural
landmarks in cosmopolitan Singapore. In
addition, about 17% of Singaporeans do not
belong to any religion and consider themselves
as free-thinkers.