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Republic of Singapore
President: S. R. Nathan (1999)
Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong (1990)
Area: 252.9 sq. mi. (647.5 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 3,531,600 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.87%); birth rate: 13.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 14,315
Capital (1996 est.): Singapore, 3,044,000
Monetary unit: Singapore dollar
Languages: Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), Tamil, English
Ethnicity/race: Chinese 76.4%, Malay 14.9%, Indian 6.4%, other 2.3%
Religions: Islam, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist
Literacy rate: 90%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $91.7 billion; $26,300 per capita. Real growth rate: 1.3%. Inflation: –0.5%. Unemployment: 5% (1999 est.). Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: rubber, copra, fruit, vegetables; poultry. Labor force: (1997 est.), 1.856 million; manufacturing, 25.6%; commerce, 22.9%; financial and business services, 33.5%; construction, 6.6%, other 11.4% (1994). Industry: electronics, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, entrepot trade, biotechnology. Exports: $128 billion (1998 est.): computer equipment, rubber and rubber products, petroleum products, telecommunications equipment. Imports: $133.9 billion (1997 est.): aircraft, petroleum, chemicals, foodstuffs. Major trading partners: Malaysia, U.S., Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
