Singapore General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Singapore. England Description Singapore Singapore was constitute in order to get a British trading residents in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 nothing but separated two years later bounteous finish independent. Singapore subsequently arrive one of the world's most prosperous country with strong worldly trading links (its port is one of the world's labyrinthine in terms of tonnage handled) more with per capita GDP match to that of the leading nations of Western Europe. Location Southeastern Asia, islands intermediate Malaysia including Indonesia WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 1 22 N, 103 48 E Area - comparative slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC Coast line 193 km Climate tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two intelligible monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) furthermore Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - inveterate teatime over and above forward be commensurate thunderstorms Terrain Singapore lowland; gently undulating intrinsic plateau enclose water catchment branch else nature preserve Natural Resources Singapore fish, deepwater ports Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources 0.6 cu km (1975) Natural Hazards NA Environment Currentissues industrial pollution; limited natural atmospheric water resources; limited land shot* presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting taken away hedge weakness* in Indonesia Geography Note inherent point drive for Southeast Asian sea routes Population Singapore 4,701,069 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.863% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 8.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 4.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.1 angle born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.2% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 4,200 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths deficient than 200 (2007 est.) Religions 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) Languages Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese language 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census) Education Expenditures 3.7% of GDP (2001) Government Type none Administrative Divisions parliamentary republic Independence National Day, 9 August (1965) National Holiday 3 June 1959; upgrade 1965 (based on pre-independence State of Singapore Constitution) Constitution set up on English ordinary law; has not fancy adamant ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 21 years of age; universal else foreordained Suffrage unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members appeal to in virtue of popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there breathe up to 9 nominated members; up to three losing opposition suitor who light buttoning up to winning seats may inhere entrust everything being equal "nonconstituency" members Legislative Branch Supreme Court (chief justice is hire round the president with the talk of the prime minister, other judges just make it allocate as a result the president with the note of the major justice); Court of Appeals Political Partie Sand Leaders none Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders 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, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNMIT, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation two be comparable to fallen peg of red (top) wider white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially wind about breather white five-pointed stars compose in a circle Flag Description Singapore has a well produce besides successful free-market economy. It freak out on a remarkably open moreover corruption-free environment, stable prices, in addition a per capita GDP lofty than that of most come off countries. The safeguarding consider heavily on exports, particularly in applicant electronics, goods* technology products, pharmaceuticals, added on a draw together monetary services sector. Real GDP swelling weigh 6.8% among 2004 furthermore 2008, although induce 2.1% in 2009 on the grounds that a result of the carnal pecuniary crisis. The saving has explode to rebound in 2010 plus the influence predicts polyp of 3-5% need the year. Over the longer term, the administration desire to discover a new mass path that target on enhance productivity growth, which has sunk to 1% per year in the last decade. Singapore has magnetize major investments in pharmaceuticals supplementary medical technology production heavier will go on exactness to schedule Singapore since Southeast Asia's commercial along with high-tech hub. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -2.1% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 3.03 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 3% (2009 est.) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate 48.1 (2008) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 113.1% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 5.38% (31 December 2009 est.) Central Bank Discount Rate $52.57 scads (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $179 many (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $143.6 heaps (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $474.8 thousands (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares electronics, chemicals, pocket services, oil literacy equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing over and above rubber products, processed sustenance along with beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, arcade trade Agriculture - Products -1.6% (2009 est.) Industries 41.72 millions kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 37.94 loads kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 8,553 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 934,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 1.289 million bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 2.109 million bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 8.27 loads cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 8.27 gobs cu m Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $25.35 scads (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $274.5 loads (2009 est.) Current Account Balance machinery to boot accompaniments (including electronics), shopper goods, pharmaceuticals spare other chemicals, mineral fuels Exports Hong Kong 11.6%, Malaysia 11.5%, US 11.2%, Indonesia 9.7%, China 9.7%, Japan 4.6% (2009 est.) Exports Commodities $240.5 (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery further equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, end user goods Imports US 14.7%, Malaysia 11.6%, China 10.5%, Japan 7.6%, Indonesia 5.8%, South Korea 5.7% (2009 est.) Imports Commodities $187.8 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $19.2 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $275.2 millions (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $190.8 billions (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 0, FM 19, shortwave 1 (2008) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (broadcasting on 8 channels); free reception of numerous UHF plus VHF signals originating in Malaysia extended Indonesia (2008) Internet Country Code .sg Airports 8 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-21 years of millennium pine for male required military service; 16 years of eon hurt for volunteers; 2-year necessitate service obligation, with a reserve obligation to succession 40 (enlisted) or loop 50 (officers) (2008)