Singapore is a small country on a small island, but with just over five million people it is a fairly crowded city and in fact second only to Monaco as the world's most densely populated country. The center of the city - consisting roughly of Orchard Road, the Riverside and a chunk of Chinatown - is known in acronym-loving Singapore as the CBD (Central Business District).
Riverside (Civic District) - Singapore's colonial core, with museums, statues and theaters, not to mention restaurants, bars and clubs.
Orchard Road - Miles and miles of shopping malls.
Marina Bay - The newest bit of Singapore, dominated by the enormous Marina Bay Sands casino complex.
Bugis and Kampong Glam - Bugis and Kampong Glam are Singapore's old Malay district, now largely taken over by shopping
Chinatown - The area originally designated for Chinese settlement by Raffles, now a Chinese heritage area popular with tourists.
Little India - A piece of India to the north of the city core.
Balestier, Newton, Novena and Toa Payoh - Budget accommodations and Burmese temples within striking distance of the center.
North and West - The northern and western parts of the island, also known as Woodlands and Jurong respectively, form Singapore's residential and industrial hinterlands.
East Coast - The largely residential eastern part of the island contains Changi Airport, miles and miles of beach and many famous eateries. Also covers Geylang Serai, the true home of Singapore's Malays.
Sentosa - A separate island once a military fort developed into a resort, Sentosa is the closest that Singapore gets to Disneyland, now with a dash of gambling and Universal Studios thrown in.
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