President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
President: Islam Karimov
Population
5,353,494
28,394,180
Life Expectancy
83.750 years
72.770 years
Capital City
Singapore
Tashkent (Toshkent)
Largest city
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Tashkent (population: 1,978,030)
Human Development Index
0.918
0.701
GDP per capita
$60,500 US
$3,300 US
Literacy Rate
92.5%
99.3%
Corruption Perception Index
9.2
1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24.5%
16.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
1.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary republic
republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Independence date
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, 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)
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Exports
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
External Debt
$23,580,000,000 $
$8,570,000,000 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)
Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - 1,317 (2008 est.), 1,263.8 (2007), 1,219.8 (2006), 1,020 (2005), 971.265 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.900%
3.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
6
Location
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Area
697 km sq
447,400 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
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
