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World > Asia > Singapore
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Singapore |
Introduction:
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Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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| Official name: |
Republic of Singapore |
| Capital: |
name: Singapore
geographic coordinates: 1 17 N, 103 51 E
time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Government type: |
parliamentary republic |
| Population: |
4,553,009 (July 2007 est.) |
| 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) |
| Official Currency: |
Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Current Singapore Dollar Exchange Rates
Historical Singapore Dollar Exchange Rates
Chart Singapore Dollar Exchange Rates |
| Currency code: |
SGD |
| Area: |
total: 692.7 sq km
land: 682.7 sq km
water: 10 sq 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 |
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Map of Singapore
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