Fun facts about Singapore:

1. Singapore consists only of one main island and 63 other tiny islands. Most of these islands are uninhabited.

2. Apart from Monaco, Singapore is the most densely populated country in the world, with 6,430 people per square kilometre.

3. Singlish, a Singaporean patois mixing English with the odd phrase of Chinese, Malay and even Tamil, has two entries - lah and sinseh - in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.

4. Singapore is a stopover point for thousands of migratory birds travelling the East Asian Flyway.

5. The world's first night zoo, The Night Safari, is located in Singapore.

6. Despite being largely urbanised, Singapore is the largest exporter of ornamental fish (25% of the world market).

7. The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore contains more species of trees than the entire North American continent.

8. Buildings in Singapore cannot be higher than 280 metres. There are presently three buildings of that height: OUB Centre, UOB Plaza and Republic Plaza.

9. The world's highest man-made waterfall, standing at 30 metres, is located at the Jurong BirdPark.

10. The buildings of Suntec City have been built in the shape of a palm of a hand symbolising good "feng shui".

11. More Singaporeans are born in the month of October than any other month of the year.

12. The most common Chinese surnames in Singapore are Tan, Lim and Lee.

13. Singapore has more than 3,000 kilometres of roads. Stretched end to end, they can cover the distance from Singapore to Hong Kong.

14. 8 in 10 people in Singapore own cell phones. In fact, telecom companies issue new numbers at the rate of 30,000 to 40,000 per month.

I think Singapore's great! We've achieved so much despite being just a small dot. I'm feeling patriotic all of a sudden.