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Profile of Singapore
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General Information |
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Population |
3,163,500 |
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Area |
647.5 square kilometers |
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Official Languages |
Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), Tamil and English |
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Government |
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Head of State |
President |
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Head of Government |
Prime Minister |
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Legislature |
President and Parliament |
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Executive |
The elected President |
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Judiciary |
Supreme Court and the Subordinate Courts. |
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National Economy |
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Gross National Product |
143,981.3($m), 1999 |
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Per Capital Income |
$36,979, 1999 |
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Growth rate |
5.4, 1999 |
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Imports |
188,141.6 ($m), 1999 |
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Exports |
194,289.6 ($m), 1999 |
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Trading Partners |
US, EU, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan |
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People |
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Ethnic Composition |
largely descendants of immigrants from the Malay Peninsula, China, the Indian sub-continent and Sri Lanka. |
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Birth Rate |
12.8 (Per 1,000 Population), 1999 |
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Death Rate |
4.5 (Per 1,000 Population), 1999 |
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Infant Mortality |
3.2 (Per 1,000 Population), 1999 |
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Life Expectancy |
Males : 75.6 Females : 79.6, 1999 |
Information provided by the Singapore Department of Statistics