Singapore: Introduction

Capital: Singapore

Population

Total Population: 5,076,700

Annual Growth Rate: 1.8%

Density: 7,252 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 100.0%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Singapore is a single city State (5,076,700).

Ethnic Origins: Chinese 75%, Malays 13,7%, Indians 8,7%, Others 2,6%.

Official Language: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil.

Other Languages Spoken: Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew, Other Chinese dialects.

Business Language(s): English is the most common language used and is the language which unites the different ethnic groups and business together.

Religion: Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity and others like Jews, Sikhs, Jains, etc.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Singapour

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Country Overview

Area: 710 km²

Type of State: Singapore is a republic state based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy.
South-east Asia's hi-tech and wealthy city-state. Based on banking and financial services; shipyards and oil refining; leading world port in tonnes of goods transported.

HDI*: 0.846/1

HDI (World Rank): 27/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

25°

Low: 23° | High: 31°

Humidity: 100% | Wind: 25 km/h
Sunrise: 7:16 am | Sunset: 7:19 pm

Singapore, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Singapore, Dial 001
To Make a Call to Singapore, Dial +65

Internet Suffix: .sg

Computers: 74.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 40.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 69.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	238,710	263,155	319,780	245,785	310,791
Exports of Goods (million USD)	271,807	299,308	338,176	269,833	351,867
Imports of Services (million USD)	64,938	74,405	87,202	79,117	96,067
Exports of Services (million USD)	66,078	84,824	99,002	93,245	111,736

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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