President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
President: Jalal Talabani
Population
5,353,494
31,129,225
Life Expectancy
83.750 years
70.850 years
Capital City
Singapore
Baghdad
Largest city
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Baghdad (population: 5,672,510)
Human Development Index
0.918
0
GDP per capita
$60,500 US
$3,900 US
Literacy Rate
92.5%
74.1%
Corruption Perception Index
9.2
1.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24.5%
25.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
15.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
parliamentary republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi-controlled Government
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)
Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
Languages
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)
Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian
Exports
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
crude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels 8%, food and live animals 5%
External Debt
$23,580,000,000 $
$50,790,000,000 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)
New Iraqi dinars (NID) per US dollar - 1,176 (2008), 1,255 (2007), 1,466 (2006), 1,475 (2005), 1,890 (second half, 2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.900%
8.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
0
Location
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Area
697 km sq
438,317 km sq
Coastline
193 km
58 km
Climate
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
mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq
