| Country (long form) |
Republic of Singapore |
| Capital |
Singapore |
| Total Area |
250.00 sq mi
647.50 sq km
(slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
4,151,264 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
10,790,779 |
| Languages |
Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official) |
| Literacy |
91.1% total, 95.9% male, 86.3% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist |
| Life Expectancy |
77.1 male, 83.23 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary republic |
| Currency |
1 Singapore dollar (S$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$27,800 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
electronics, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, entrepot trade, biotechnology
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| Agriculture |
rubber, copra, fruit, vegetables; poultry, eggs, fish, vegetables, orchids, ornamental fish |
| Arable Land |
2% |
| Natural Resources |
fish, deepwater ports |
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