Culture and Demographics

Singapore has a population of 5.45 million as of current. It has a multiracial and multicultural society. The largest group of people are in Cities of Bedok, Jurong West, Tampines, Woodlands and smallest Cities are Queenstown, Sembawang. Ethnic people of Singapore are Chinese, Malays, Indians and other ethnicities such as Indian, Eurasian, Peranakan. Total fertility rate in Singapore is 1.2. Life expectancy of Males in Singapore is 82.1 years while the females are 84.1 years. 

Singapore is a land where the Cultures come together. Popular festivals are the three month Hindu festival called Theemithi, Muslims rise early to worship on Hari Raya Puasa. Chinese also celebrate Chinese New Year. Other traditional festivals are Thaipusam, Singapore Art Festival, dragon boat festival, Singapore food festival, National day, Hungry ghost festival, mid Autumn festival, Singapore river festival, Singapore night festival and Singapore river festival.

The main food items of Singaporeans can be divided into meat, sea food, rice, noodles, desserts and snacks. Singapore is home to tropical fruits such as durian king of fruits, mangosteen, jackfruit, longan, lychee, rambutan, soursop, pineapple, mangoes. Singapore is also noted for their music, creative writings, media, murals, arts, stand up comedy. Sinagporains have a richness of architectural finesse based on both aesthetic and technological terms.  Earlier during the colonial period it had pre colonial architecture used to build houses in Malayan traditions. Hindu Buddhist architecture can be found in Singapore in Candi Maura Takus. Fort Canning hill was part of Hindu and Buddhist temples or the Royal Palace. Besides there are old style shophouses, black ad white Bungalows, civic and commercial buildings such as the Old Supreme Court building, Raffles hotel, Cathay buildings in Singapore.

The most contemporary foundations of Singapore are Gardens by the bay, three towers of Marina bay sands and also School of Arts.