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Singapore
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Singapore( i /spr/),officiallytheRepublicofSingapore,andoftenreferredtoastheLionCity,the
GardenCity,andtheRedDot,isasovereignstateandglobalcityinSoutheastAsia,andtheworld'sonlyisland
citystate.Itliesonedegree(137km)northoftheequator,southofthesouthernmosttipofcontinentalAsiaand
peninsularMalaysia,withIndonesia'sRiauIslandstothesouth.Singapore'sterritoryconsistsofadiamond
shapedmainislandalongwith62otherislets.Sinceindependence,extensivelandreclamationhasincreasedits
totalsizeby23%(130km2),anditsgreeningpolicyhascoveredthedenselypopulatedislandwithtropical
flora,parksandgardens.
RepublicofSingapore
RepublikSingapura(Malay)
(Chinese)
In1819,SirStamfordRafflesfoundedcolonialSingaporeasatradingpostoftheEastIndiaCompanyafterthe
establishmentoftheBritishRaj,theislandswerecededtoBritainandbecamepartofitsStraitsSettlementsin
1826.DuringWorldWarII,SingaporewasoccupiedbyJapan.ItgainedindependencefromBritainin1963,by
federatingwithotherformerBritishterritoriestoformMalaysia,butwasexpelledtwoyearslateroverracial
discriminationandideologicaldifferences.Afterearlyyearsofturbulence,anddespitelackingnaturalresources
andahinterland,thenewindependentnationdevelopedrapidlyasanAsianTigereconomy,basedonexternal
tradeanditshumancapital.
Flag
(Tamil)
Coatofarms
Motto:
"MajulahSingapura" (Malay)
"Onward,Singapore"
Anthem:MajulahSingapura
"Onward,Singapore"
Singaporeisaglobalcommerce,financeandtransporthub.Itsstandingsinclude:themost"technologyready"
nation(WEF),topInternationalmeetingscity(UIA),citywith"bestinvestmentpotential"(BERI),2ndmost
competitivecountry(WEF),3rdlargestforeignexchangecentre,3rdlargestfinancialcentre,3rdlargestoil
refiningandtradingcentreandoneofthetoptwobusiestcontainerportssincethe1990s.Singapore'sbest
knownglobalbrandsincludeSingaporeAirlines(SIA)andChangiAirport,bothamongstthemostawardedin
theirindustry.Forthepastdecade,ithasbeentheonlyAsiancountrywiththetopAAAsovereignratingfrom
allmajorcreditratingagencies,includingS&P,Moody'sandFitch.
Singaporerankshighonitsnationalsocialpolicies,leadingAsiaand11thglobally,ontheHumanDevelopment
Index(UN),notablyonkeymeasuresofeducation,healthcare,lifeexpectancy,qualityoflife,personalsafety,
andhousing.Althoughincomeinequalityishigh,90%ofresidenthouseholdsowntheirhomes,andthecountry
hasoneofthehighestpercapitaincomes,withlowtaxes.Singaporeishometo5.6millionresidents,38%of
whomarepermanentresidentsandotherforeignnationals.Singaporeansaremostlybilingualinamother
tonguelanguageandEnglishastheircommonlanguage.Itsculturaldiversityisreflectedinitsextensiveethnic
"hawker"cuisineandmajorfestivalsChinese,Malay,Indian,Westernwhichareallnationalholidays.
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