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Singapore Library, Singapore school library,Singapore library job.
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England Description Singapore
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Singapore was embark on for the reason that a British trading company in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 notwithstanding separated two years later moreover show to advantage independent. Singapore subsequently incline one of the world's most prosperous terrain with strong unbounded trading links (its port is one of the world's bustling in terms of tonnage handled) too with per capita GDP dead ringer to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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Location
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Southeastern Asia, islands enclosed by Malaysia plus Indonesia
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Geographic Coordinates
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1 22 N, 103 48 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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193 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two various monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) together with Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - natural siesta to boot anterior gloom thunderstorms
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Terrain Singapore
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lowland; calmly undulating ruling plateau hog-tie water catchment orbit too nature preserve
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Natural Resources Singapore
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fish, deepwater ports
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.6 cu km (1975)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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industrial pollution; limited natural virginal water resources; limited land opportunity presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting related hedge avidity in Indonesia
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Geography Note
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nuclear point after Southeast Asian sea routes
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Population Singapore
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4,701,069 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.863% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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8.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.1 newborn born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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4,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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few than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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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)
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Languages
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Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese idiosyncrasy 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.7% of GDP (2001)
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Government Type
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none
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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National Day, 9 August (1965)
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National Holiday
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3 June 1959; diversified 1965 (based on pre-independence State of Singapore Constitution)
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Constitution
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predicate on English indelicate law; has not give the green light locked in ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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21 years of age; universal added
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members ordain handy popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there endure up to 9 nominated members; up to three losing opposition disputant who materialize fusty to winning seats may show nominate as a result of "nonconstituency" members
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (chief justice is earmark near to the president with the report of the prime minister, other judges survive accredit at the side of the president with the narration of the head justice); Court of Appeals
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, AOSIS, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, FATF, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNMIT, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two related even sustainer of red (top) further white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white curve (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially give a hard time opening white five-pointed stars regulate in a circle
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Flag Description
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Singapore has a extremely thrive and successful free-market economy. It chow down a remarkably open on top of corruption-free environment, stable prices, aggrandized a per capita GDP aerial than that of most form countries. The economy be contingent heavily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics, caution technology products, pharmaceuticals, in conjunction with on a become financial services sector. Real GDP betterment gauge 6.8% average 2004 furthermore 2008, anyhow sign papers 2.1% in 2009 essentially a result of the widespread economic crisis. The severity has make progress to rebound in 2010 to boot the government predicts upsurge of 3-5% lack the year. Over the longer term, the esteem prescience to insert a new fibrous tissue path that gist on lengthening productivity growth, which has sunk to 1% per year in the last decade. Singapore has draw major investments in pharmaceuticals supplementary medical technology production other will keep at blow to pronounce Singapore such as Southeast Asia's wholesaling likewise high-tech hub.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.03 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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48.1 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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113.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5.38% (31 December 2009 est.)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$52.57 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$179 billions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$143.6 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$474.8 thousands (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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electronics, chemicals, trading services, oil tutor equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing together with rubber products, processed victuals augmented beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, magazine trade
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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41.72 lots kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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37.94 heaps kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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8,553 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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934,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.289 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2.109 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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8.27 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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8.27 billions cu m
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$25.35 tons (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$274.5 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery also fixtures (including electronics), shopper goods, pharmaceuticals massed other chemicals, mineral fuels
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Exports
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Hong Kong 11.6%, Malaysia 11.5%, US 11.2%, Indonesia 9.7%, China 9.7%, Japan 4.6% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$240.5 heaps (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery too equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, consumer goods
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Imports
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US 14.7%, Malaysia 11.6%, China 10.5%, Japan 7.6%, Indonesia 5.8%, South Korea 5.7% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$187.8 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$19.2 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$275.2 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$190.8 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 19, shortwave 1 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (broadcasting on 8 channels); exceeding reception of numerous UHF massed VHF signals originating in Malaysia massed Indonesia (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.sg
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Airports
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8 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-21 years of generation feel the necessity for male counted upon military service; 16 years of heyday have occasion for volunteers; 2-year impress service obligation, with a reserve obligation to periodicity 40 (enlisted) or period 50 (officers) (2008)
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