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Singapore |
General
Profile
Location: Southeastern Asia, islands
between Malaysia and Indonesia Area: total: 692.7 sq km
land: 682.7 sq km water: 10 sq km Climate: Tropical;
hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons -
Northeastern monsoon from December to March and
Southwestern monsoon from June to Sep.r; inter-monsoon -
frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
Terrain: lowland; gently undulating central plateau
contains water catchment and nature preserve Capital:
Singapore Administrative divisions: none Population:
4,425,720 (2005 est.) Ethnic groups: Chinese 76.8%,
Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)
Nationality: noun: Singaporean(s) adjective: Singapore
Languages: Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%,
Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%,
other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Religions: Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%,
Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other
0.7%, no affiliation 14.8% (2000 census) Literacy: 92.5%
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Political
Profile
Government type: parliamentary republic
Executive branch: • chief of state: President Sellapan
Rama (S.R.) NATHAN (since September 1999) • head of
government: Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since August
2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since August
2004); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since August 2004);
Deputy Prime Ministers Shunmugan JAYAKUMAR (since August
2004) and Tony TAN Keng Yam (since August 1995) •
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president, responsible to
Parliament • elections: president elected by popular
vote for six-year term National Holiday: National Day, 9
August (1965) ACD Member: ACD Member Country since 2002
Prime Mover (PM) on Working Group: SMEs Cooperation
Co-Prime Mover on Working Group: None Singapore
government official web site : www.gov.sg |
Economical
Profile
GDP: $131.3 billion (2005 est.) GDP per
capita: $29,700 (2005 est.) Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment (including electronics),
consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels Exports -
partners: Malaysia , US , Hong Kong , China , Japan ,
Taiwan , Thailand , South Korea Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals,
foodstuffs Imports - partners: Malaysia , US , Japan ,
China , Taiwan , South Korea , Thailand Agriculture -
products: rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables,
poultry, eggs, fish, ornamental fish Industries:
electronics, chemicals, financial sevices, oil drilling
equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and
rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship
repair, offshore platform construction Source: The World
Fact Book 2005 (www.cia.gov) | |
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