President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Population
90,024
5,353,494
Life Expectancy
73.770 years
83.750 years
Capital City
Victoria
Singapore
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881)
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Human Development Index
0.836
0.918
GDP per capita
$25,000 US
$60,500 US
Literacy Rate
91.8%
92.5%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8
9.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5%
24.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary republic
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK)
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Religions
Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 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)
Languages
Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)
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)
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
External Debt
$1,470,000,000 $
$23,580,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004)
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
2.000%
4.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Area
455 km sq
697 km sq
Coastline
491 km
193 km
Climate
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
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
