Singapore

Singapore is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, but it’s also one of the greenest.

There are parks all over the city, earning it the name “The Garden City.” These parks are teeming with wildlife, and are a retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Before Singapore was called the Garden City, it was known as Temasek. The founding of modern Singapore began in 1819 with the British, who came looking for potential strategic ports in the Strait of Malacca.

A treaty was signed giving the British control of the whole island. Trade flourished, and the population grew from a few thousand to over 80,000 by the 1860s.

In 1956, the country became fully self-governed in all matters but defense and foreign affairs, and three years later, it held its first independent general elections.

In the following decades, Singapore’s government worked to improve the economy, and the country transformed from a developing nation to a first-world country in a single generation.

Today, Singapore is a parliamentary republic and part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It has a developed economy and is the most open and business-friendly nation in the world, with low corruption and favorable tax policy. This has attracted investors and expats from all over the world to live and invest in this promising Southeast Asian destination.