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FactsBackground: 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. note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP (official exchange rate): $233.9 billion (2010 est.); GDP - real growth rate: 14.7% (2010 est.); -1.3% (2009 est.); 1.8% (2008 est.); GDP - per capita (PPP): $57,200 (2010 est.); $54,700 (2009 est.); $56,100 (2008 est.); note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 0%; industry: 27.2%; services: 72.8% (2010 est.); Population below poverty line: NA%; Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 4.4%; highest 10%: 23.2% (2008); Labor force: 3.075 million (2010 est.); Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 0.1%; industry: 30.2%; services: 69.7% (2010); Unemployment rate: 2.1% (2010 est.); 3% (2009 est.); Budget: revenues: $29.87 billion; expenditures: $34.01 billion; note: expenditures include both operational and development expenditures (2010 est.) Industries: electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade; Industrial production growth rate: 25% (2010 est.); Electricity - production: 39.21 billion kWh (2008 est.); Electricity - consumption: 37.11 billion kWh (2008 est.); Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2009 est.); Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2009 est.); Statistics: CIA World Factbook. PressAsianCorrespondent.com Straits Times, The(pro-government), Singapore TODAYonline(Pro-government, English-language), Singapore Singapore in the NewsDisplaying 1 to 4 of 12 items. Singapore: from Bilingualism to BiculturalismSingapore's bilingual policy has been the cornerstone of its development. It is time for the country to take the next step and embrace biculturalism. Why You Should Visit SingaporeSingapore's multi-cultural background, diverse cuisine and gorgeous architecture will keep a tourist's head on a swivel, taking in something new on every block. World Bank Reforms: Tough Decisions Needed on Four Critical IssuesReforms of the World Bank should be part of a coordinated global effort to make poverty history. 'Guest Workers' or Modern Slavery?An old shop front verandah in Singapore's Little India is "home" to a group of about 50 migrant workers who have been spat out by an economy that relies heavily on so-called "guest workers." |
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