Singapore is a vibrant island city-state in Southeast Asia. It covers a total land area of about 744.3 square kilometers and has a population of roughly 6.1 million people. Renowned as a safe, clean, and modern global financial hub, it became a sovereign nation on August 9, 1965.

Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate with no distinctive seasons, uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity, and abundant rainfall. Temperatures usually range from 23 to 32 °C (73 to 90 °F).