page_title: Little red dot
section_title: Popular usage
hierarchical_section_title: Little red dot / Popular usage
caption_attribution_description: English: An SG50 bumper sticker with the slogans "MY LITTLE RED DOT" and "MY HOME", commemorating the 50th anniversary of the independence of Singapore, on a Comfort taxi.
context_page_description: "Little red dot" is a nickname often used in the media, and in casual conversation, as a reference to Singapore. It refers to how the nation is depicted on many maps of the world and of Asia as a red dot. The city-state comprising the main island and all its islets – a total land area of no more than 718.3 square kilometres – is much smaller than its Southeast Asian neighbours.
  The term gained wide publicity when the late President of Indonesia B. J. Habibie used it to refer to Singapore in what appeared to be a disparaging manner. The term was quickly adopted by both Singaporean politicians and ordinary citizens with pride and a sense of the nation's success despite its physical limitations.
  In 2015, Singapore celebrated its Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of its independence, with the term "SG50" depicted inside a red dot.
context_section_description: The term "little red dot" has come to be used by both Singaporean politicians and ordinary citizens with pride and with a sense of the nation's success despite its physical limitations. With reference to Singapore, the term has also been used in the following contexts:
  Little Red Dot, a magazine aimed at primary school students published by The Straits Times that was launched in 2005.
  The Little Red Dot, the title of a 2005 book edited by Tommy Koh and Chang Li Lin about the rise of Singapore through the eyes of 50 of its diplomats.
  The Little Red Dot series of storybooks for Primary 1 and 2 students developed by Nexus (the Central National Education Office of the Government of Singapore). Four books have been published: Little Red Dot, Little Red Dot Bounces Back, Little Red Dot Fights Back and Little Red Dot Comes Home. The stories have themes such as resilience, a sense of rootedness, teamwork, unity and vigilance.
  Little Red Dot Academy, an aviation training and consultancy company headquartered in Singapore which was founded in 2004.
  Little Red Dots, a design collective based in Singapore that was conceived in 2004.
  Treasures of the Little Red Dot, a project initiated by Creativeans to develop and showcase designs inspired by Singapore culture and its immediate reality.
  On the Red Dot, a Channel NewsAsia current affairs programme which first aired in 2012.
  The Red Dot Hat, by the Royal milliner John Boyd MBE toured the Far East before returning to its natural home in Singapore
caption: A bumper sticker on a taxi in Singapore celebrating "SG50", the 50th anniversary of Singapore's independence. The sticker bears the slogans "MY LITTLE RED DOT" and "MY HOME".
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