Its size aside, Singapore is young. As a trading port, it is less than 200 years old; and as an independent state, she is still in her early thirties.

• 新加坡从1819年开埠至今，历史不到二百年，作为独立的国家的历史不过三十几年；国土面积在外人看来不过是一粒米或是个小红点。