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Section size for Singapore (42 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	16,943	16,943
Name and etymology	10,513	10,513
History	45	55,972
Ancient Singapore	5,477	5,477
British colonisation	13,660	13,660
World War II	4,959	4,959
Post-war period	5,956	5,956
Within Malaysia	12,880	12,880
Republic of Singapore	12,995	12,995
Government and politics	30,353	76,379
Foreign relations	15,511	15,511
Military	18,120	18,120
Human rights	12,395	12,395
Economy	23,852	23,852
Geography	5,473	21,490
Nature	3,538	3,538
Climate	6,358	6,358
Water supply	5,751	5,751
Virtual Singapore	370	370
Transport	16	13,890
Land	7,421	7,421
Air	5,036	5,036
Sea	1,417	1,417
Industry sectors	9,099	16,541
Tourism	7,442	7,442
Demographics	10,539	26,509
Religion	3,695	3,695
Languages	12,275	12,275
Education	14,265	14,265
Healthcare	5,362	5,362
Culture	7,163	39,238
Arts	6,833	6,833
Cuisine	6,803	6,803
Sport and recreation	8,779	8,779
Media	9,660	9,660
See also	179	179
Notes	49	49
References	17	402
Citations	385	385
Works cited	1,264	1,264
Further reading	2,056	2,056
External links	3,298	3,298
Total	328,202	328,202

This article is written in Singaporean English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, centre, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Starting from 1959

@Chipmunkdavis

Starting from as recent as 1959 is doing a disservice to Singapore's indigenous historical figures and history leading back to Temasek, Kingdom of Singapura, and the like. These are still critical and pivotal points in history towards the contemporary era, and ignoring them only serves to bolster the pro-government/PAP stance that Singapore was a "fishing village" just a few decades ago and that they "saved" the country. Not to be political but it can't be forgotten that groupthink is rife in Singapore with freedom of the press severely restricted – it's extremely easy to rewrite history.

And I don't think this is in anyway unique to Singapore, I was inspired by Algeria and Cambodia, also post-colonial states, which means it does not necessarily have to mean only after the establishment of sovereignty. MordukhovichAleakin (talk) 11:46, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The infobox is not a history section. It is a note of when a country achieved its sovereignty status, and the infobox field heading that section is literally "| sovereignty_type". Other articles often do it wrong, they should be fixed, not their problems exported here. CMD (talk) 11:50, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would just like to point out to MordukhovichAleakin that you have to use {{reply to|Username}} to ping someone. Using @ alone does not work. Seloloving (talk) 13:15, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 26 April 2022

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Something's wrong with the calculation of ethnic groups. It adds up to 100.1%, extra 0.1%. 62.0% + 9.2% + 28.9%. 126.15.251.1 (talk) 17:21, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: That's a rounding error and common when adding up deaggregated data EvergreenFir (talk) 17:23, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Ang kulay ng flag na Singapore is green.. The color of flag of Singapore is green . Like Vietnam 112.198.213.92 (talk) 11:24, 29 April 2022 (UTC) and a Singapore is china, hongkong[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:29, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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"as a entrepôt trading post" should be "as an entrepôt and trading post" 211.120.148.160 (talk) 00:51, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done (CC) Tbhotch^™ 02:11, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Update IMF's GDP PPP and nominal figures for Singapore to 2022 estimates for consistency with other countries.

List of countries by GDP (PPP) ($701,804, 38th)
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita ($131,580, 2nd)
List of countries by GDP (nominal) ($424,431, 37th)
List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita ($79,576, 7th)

Macrotympanum (talk) 03:11, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Already done ;; Maddy ♥︎(they/she)♥︎ :: talk 09:06, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The Total GDP for PPP and Nominal should be changed from $701,804 billion to $701.804 billion and $424,431 billion to $424.431 billion respectively. 2601:2C2:980:6710:CB5:DD28:7211:7FCD (talk) 18:21, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: This article is written in Singaporian English were (please correct me if I'm wrong, I don't use it) commas are used for decimals. DarthFlappy 19:10, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm wrong: MOS:DIGITS DarthFlappy 21:21, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]