Singapore
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Singapore
conventional short form: Singapore local long form: Republic of Singapore local short form: Singapore |
| Gevernment type | parliamentary republic |
| Capital |
name: Singapore
geographic coordinates: 1 17 N, 103 51 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle |
| Currency | Singapore dollar (SGD) |
| Internet country code | .sg |
| Ports and terminals | Singapore |
| Agriculture products | rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish |
| Industries | electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade |
| Geography |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 1 22 N, 103 48 E |
| Continent | Southeast Asia |
| Area |
total: 692.7 sq km
land: 682.7 sq km water: 10 sq km |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 193 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 |
| Terrain | lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve |
| Natural resources | fish, deepwater ports |
| Natural hazards | NA |
| People |
| Population | 4,492,150 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
