World Congress on
Fetal and Maternal Medicine

Singapore is an independent island city-state in Southeast Asia and is formally the Republic of Singapore. The city-state is rated as a global Alpha+ city, reflecting its impact on the global economy. Singapore is the Asia's only country with a AAA sovereign rating from all major credit rating agencies, and one of the world's 11. Singapore is a highly developed country, ranking 9th on the UN Human Development Index, the highest for a sovereign state in Asia, with the world's 7th highest per capita GDP.

Singapore is highly placed in key social indicators: employment, welfare, quality of life, personal security and accommodation with 90% of homeownership. The city-state is home to 5.6 million residents, including permanent residents, 39 percent of whom are foreign nationals. Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Chinese Mandarin, and Tamil. It has a rainforest temperate climate with no distinctive seasons, uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and plenty of rainfall. Singapore has a highly developed market economy, historically based on a widespread trade in warehouses. Globally, in several economic sectors, it is a pioneer country.

Singapore's tourism industry is a major contributor to its economy, attracting 18.5 million international tourists in 2018, more than three times the total population of Singapore. Singapore is the world's fifth most-visited city, and second in the Asia-Pacific region. Singapore has a healthcare system that is generally efficient. Singapore's healthcare system was ranked 6th highest in the world by the World Health Organization in its World Health Survey. Overall, for the past two decades, Singapore has had the lowest infant mortality rates in the world.