President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Population
11,689,696
5,353,494
Life Expectancy
58.440 years
83.750 years
Capital City
Singapore
Largest city
Kigali (population: 745,261)
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Human Development Index
0.435
0.918
GDP per capita
$60,500 US
Literacy Rate
70.4%
92.5%
Corruption Perception Index
3
9.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
50.9%
24.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
republic; presidential, multiparty system
parliamentary republic
Independence date
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Religions
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
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
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
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)
Exports
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
External Debt
$23,580,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - 1.415 (2008 est.), 1.507 (2007), 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Area
26,338 km sq
697 km sq
Coastline
0 km
193 km
Climate
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
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
