Happy Birthday Singapore!

She's 42 this year!!!

Singapore (Malay: Singapura; Chinese: 新加坡, Xīnjiāpō; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர், Ciŋkappūr)

The name Singapura is derived from the Malay words singa (lion) and pura (city), which in turn is from the Sanskrit सिंह siṃha and pura. According to the Malay Annals, this name was given by a 14th century Sumatran Malay prince named Sang Nila Utama, who, on alighting the island after a thunderstorm, renamed it Singapura after spotting an auspicious beast identified as a lion.