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Singapore - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)total population: 81.8 years
male: 79.21 years
female: 84.59 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
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)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2002)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary republic Singapore
IndependanceNational day
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)National Day, 9 August (1965)
ConstitutionLegal system
3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution)based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$121.5 billion (2006 est.)7.4% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$30,900 (2006 est.)3.1% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%1% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$283.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$246.1 billion (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$134.6 billion (2006 est.)Singapore dollar (SGD)
Military expenditures
4.9% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia 692.7 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
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 thunderstormsfish, deepwater ports


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
4.385 million (2005).sg
Internet hostsInternet users
898,762 (2006)2.422 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
9 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
3,234 km gas 139 km; refined products 8 km (2006)