a country in SE Asia consist- ing of the island of Singapore (linked by a causeway to the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula) and some fifty-four smaller islands; pop. 4,657,500 (est. 2009); official languages, Malay, Chinese, Tamil, and English; capital, Singapore City.
新加坡(东南亚国家,由新加坡岛[由 一堤道与马来半岛的南端连接] 和大约54个小岛组成;2009年估计人口约4,657,500;官方语言有马来语、汉语、泰米尔语和英语;首都新加坡市)。