The French Imperial Colony of Singapore, more commonly referred to as Singapore, is a populous colony of the French Empire located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Singapore's official language is French, although English, Chinese, Malay, Bengali and Tamil are common as well. The capital of Singapore is the city of Singapore, which has itself a population of five million, and a million more inhabitants live on the three territories on the mainland. Thus, while having the smallest population of any of France's major colonies, Singapore is the densest, most affluent and most independently influential in world economic affairs.