Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast
Asia. It is ranked highly in education, healthcare, life expectancy, quality of life, personal safety and
housing. Singapore is a global commerce, finance and transport hub. Its standings include: the most
“technology-ready” nation (WEF), top International-meetings city (UIA), city with “best investment
potential” (BERI), third-most competitive country, third-largest foreign exchange market, third-largest
financial centre, third-largest oil refining and trading centre and the second-busiest container port.
The country has also been identified as a tax haven.