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Singapore

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Background :

Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe. 

Location :

Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

1 22 N, 103 48 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 103.64
North 1.47
East 104.01
South 1.26

Area :

total 697 square km
land 687 square km
water 10 square km

Coastline :

193.00 km

Climate :

tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms 

Terrain :

lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 166 metres

Natural resources :

deepwater ports fish

Land use :

arable land 1.47 %
permanent crops 1.47 %
other 97.06 %

current issues :

industrial pollution; limited natural fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution

Population :

4 657 542 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.00 %
Birth rate 8.82 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.09 children born/woman
Death rate 4.66 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 5.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 14.40 %
15-64 years 76.70 %
65 years and over 8.90 %

Median age :

total 39.00 years
male 38.50 years
female 39.40 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.80 male(s)/female
total population 0.95 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 2.31 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 81.98 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 79.37 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 84.78 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.20 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 4 200
HIV-AIDS deaths 200

Religions :

Buddhist 42.50 %
Muslim 14.90 %
Taoist 8.50 %
Hindu 4.00 %
Catholic 4.80 %
other Christian 9.80 %
other 0.70 %
none 14.80 %

Languages :

Mandarin Chinese 35.00 %
English 23.00 %
Malay 14.10 %
Hokkien 11.40 %
Cantonese 5.70 %
Teochew 4.90 %
Tamil 3.20 %
Chinese dialects 1.80 %

Literacy :

total population 92.50 %
male 96.60 %
female 88.60 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Singapore
conventional short form Singapore
local long form Republic of Singapore
local short form Singapore

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 SG
ISO Numeric 702
ISO3 SGP
FIPS SN
ccTLD sg
English Singapore

Capital :

name Singapore
geographic coordinates 1 17 N, 103 51 E
time difference 8.00

International organization participation :

ADB AOSIS
APEC APT
ARF ASEAN
BIS C
CP EAS
FATF G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICRM IDA
IFC IFRCS
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IPU ISO
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA NAM
OPCW PCA
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UNMIT
UPU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1965-08-09 

National holiday :

National Day

1965-08-09

Executive branch :

President S R NATHAN

Legislative branch :

PAP 66.60 %
WP 16.30 %
SDA 13.00 %
SDP 4.10 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 235 700 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 163 100 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -2.10 %
PPP - per capita 50 300 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 0.00 %
industry 26.80 %
services 73.20 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 0.00 %
industry 23.80 %
services 76.20 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 3 030 000 people
Unemployment rate 3.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 48.10
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 0.20 %
Investment (gross fixed) 29.90 % of GDP
Current account balance 26 220 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 187 800 000 000 $
Debt external 19 200 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 177 900 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 264 100 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 268 600 000 000 $
Military expenditures 4.90 % of GDP
Public debt 117.60 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 4.40 %
highest 10% 23.20 %

Budget :

revenues 21 290 000 000 $
expenditures 24 140 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

eggs fish
orchids ornamental fish
poultry vegetables

Industries :

chemicals electronics
entrepot trade financial services
life sciences offshore platform construction
oil drilling equipment petroleum refining
processed food and beverages rubber processing and rubber products
ship repair

Energy :

Electricity Production 41 720 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 37 940 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 8 553 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 934 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 1 289 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 2 109 000 bbl/day
Natural gas Consumption 8 270 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 8 270 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

268 899 999 999 $

Commodities :

consumer products machinery and equipment
mineral fuels pharmaceuticals and chemicals

Value :

245 000 000 000 $

Partners :

United States (us) 14.70 %
Malaysia (my) 11.60 %
China (cn) 10.50 %
Japan (jp) 7.60 %
Indonesia (id) 5.80 %
South Korea 5.70 %

Commodities :

chemicals consumer products
foodstuffs machinery and equipment
mineral fuels

Currency-name :

Singapore dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 857 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 6 375 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 19
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) sg
Internet Hosts 864 943
Internet Users 3 370 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 8
Pipelines - gas 106 km
Roadways - total 3 325 km
Roadways - expressways 161 km
Roadways - paved 3 325 km

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