Singapore

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Republic of Singapore

新加坡共和国
Republik Singapura
சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு


Official flag	Official Coat of Arms

National information

National motto:

Majulah Singapura
(English: "Onward, Singapore")

National anthem:

Majulah Singapura

About the people

Official languages:

Malay, English, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil

Population:
(# of people)

Total: 4,425,720 (2005)
(ranked #118)
Density: 6,389 per km²

Geography / Places

Here is the country on a map of the world.

Capital city:

n/a

Largest city:

n/a

Area

Total: 692.7
(ranked #175)
Water: n/a km² (1.444%)

Politics / Government

Established:

August 31, 1963

Leaders:

President: Sellapan Ramanathan
Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong

Economy / Money

Currency:
(Name of money)

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

International information

Time zone:

Telephone dialing code:

Internet domain:

.sg

The Republic of Singapore is a country in the continent of Asia at the southern end of the Malay peninsula. 4.4 million people live in Singapore, and many of them (76%) are Chinese. In Sanskrit, an old Indian language, "Singapore" means "Lion city". The important languages of Singapore are English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. Most Singaporeans speak English. Singapore is located 137km (85 miles) north of the Equator.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Holidays
4 Currency
5 Transportation and tourism
6 External links

[edit] History

Singapore was set up as a British trading town in 1819 by Thomas Stamford Raffles, and became an important town in the Malay Archipelago. The country was given colony rank in 1867. The Japanese attacked Singapore in late 1941, and took control of the colony on 15 February 1942 and renamed it Syonan-to (pronounced as Sho-nan-to) during the rule. People of Singapore went through hard times during the Japapnese rule until the surrender in September 1945 back to the British. The hard times during the World War II made the people think that the British were not as powerful as before.

In 1963, Singapore joined Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak to form the new nation of Malaysia. Malaysia is a country with many races. Among the races, the Malays have special benefits. For example, the Malays can get university education more easily than other races. Most people in Singapore are Chinese. Singapore wanted equality (equal treatment) for all the people of Malaysia. This caused arguments between the state government of Singapore and the federal government of Malaysia. Singapore separated from Malaysia and became independent (on its own) on August 9 1965.

At first, many people thought Singapore would not be able to survive on its own. However, the people of Singapore wanted to make their new country better. Today, Singapore is doing very well economically.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Holidays

[edit] Currency

Singapore $

[edit] Transportation and tourism

Singapore has a railway system known as the Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore). It also has taxi companies like Comfort Cabs, SMRT Taxis, CityCab and Premier Taxi.

[edit] External links

CIA World Factbook information about Singapore

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