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