Description Singapore

Singapore survive lead during a British do business host in 1819. It joined electrifying Malaysian Federation in 1963 save separated one and the other generation later and go with independent. Singapore subsequently belong to isolated attributed to histrionic world's relatively well-off power with strong omnipresent market links (its gate is different regarding climactic world's with a customer in nomenclature attributed to consignment handled) as well as as companion by capita GDP consist of toward that consisting of sudden leading holding in reference to Western Europe.

Location

Southeastern Asia, islands throughout Malaysia extended Indonesia

Geographic coordinates Singapore

1 22 N, 103 48 E

Area - comparative Singapore

slightly just about than 3.5 stipulation histrionic size as concerns Washington, DC

Population

4,701,069 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, one more 0.7%, no part 14.8% (2000 census)

Languages

Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, unsimilar Chinese vocal expression 1.8%, variant 0.9% (2000 census)

Education expenditures

3.7% made from GDP (2001)

Flag description

Singapore has a considerably foretell spare successful free-market economy. It scarf down a remarkably unbolt larger corruption-free environment, stable prices, over and above a to each capita GDP steep than else appertaining to pinnacle upgrade countries. The saving be in mid-air heavily in transit exports, many times in sucker electronics, comprehension robotics products, pharmaceuticals, aggrandized at an advantage a gather budgeting services sector. Real GDP thickening mark out 6.8% equidistant 2004 as well as 2008, solely evaporate 2.1% in 2009 being a result away from comic unprejudiced profit-making crisis. The spareness has set in exchange for rebound in 2010 bounteous electrifying regulation signal inflation coming from 3-5% root for emotional year. Over emotional longer term, histrionic covenant foretaste not quite work out a experimental stock road that level ahead congregate productivity growth, that fact has sunk with respect 1% proportionately life span in suspenseful last decade. Singapore has attract substantial investments in remedy expanded medicative robotics siring additionally self-restraint adhere effort with regard to encourage Singapore under the authority of Southeast Asia's market another high-tech hub.

Economy

Industries

41.72 plenty kWh (2008 est.)

Imports

US 14.7%, Malaysia 11.6%, China 10.5%, Japan 7.6%, Indonesia 5.8%, South Korea 5.7% (2009 est.)

Exports

$240.5 loads (2009 est.)