Singapore
General
Population: 4,657,542 (2009)
Land Area: 692,7 sq km
Natural Resources: Fish, deepwater ports
Capital: Singapore
Political System: Parliamentary Republic
State Leader: Sellepan Ramanathan (1999)
Head of Government: Lee Hsien Loong (2004)
Languages: Mandarin, English, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Tamil
Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Major 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%
Major Ethnicities: Chinese 76,8%, Malay 13,9%, Indian 7,9%, Other 1,4%
Life Expectancy: 81,98 years (2009)
Economy
GDP: 154,5 billion (2008)
GDP Per Capita: 52,000 (2008)
GDP Growth Rate: 1,2% (2008)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 0%, Industry 33,2%, Services 66,8% (2008)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 0%, Industry 22,6%, Services 77,4% (2007)
Industries: Electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil dirlling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform, construction, life sciences, entrepot trade
Agriculture Products: Rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables; poultry eggs; fish, ornamental fish
Tourism Revenue: 4,93 billion (2002)
Unemployment Rate: 2,3% (2008)
Military
Army Size: 72 500 (2004)
Budget: 4,9% of GDP (2005)
Current Situation
Singapore is located in South Asia. It is bordered by Malaysia. Singapore has a very strong economy with a very high growth rate, however it is depended on foreign goods passing through its port installations and thus is subject to slower economic activity during a recession. Singapore is one of the busiest ports in the world. The manufacturing sector is also very developed with electronics being the largest contributor.
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