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Saturday, March 29, 2008, 12:49 PM/

This picture is lovedd by: MAVIS LEE
This place is the SPIKY HAIR CLUB ROOM. xD

Monday, March 17, 2008, 4:36 PM/

Today skipped Supplimentary lessons just to go a place with my mother... I AM DYING TO TALK TO MY FRIENDS AT SCHOOL IN SUPPLIMENTARY.. TT Heidi says that she has no one to talk to now because Shi Ying is also absent.... Today do the (知识报10) in class because never do at home (FORGET)=x. Mr Seah said that the 知识报10 no answer sheet to copy.. (BUT ACTUALLY BEHIND HAVE) Wahahahhaha... So SHIOK at there happily copying ;DD Okay, I go and play o2jam before my mum comes back.

Signing Off,
Mavis(:

Sunday, March 9, 2008, 12:45 PM/

The P5 Camp was FUN. I even got sunburn so damn pain TT. Cannot bath =_=.
Going to GZ with huiling. Haha will post more<333

Signing Off,
Mavis(:

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6:01 PM/

Today have Gu Zheng, it's so damn FUN! Mr Seah came to advise us about some tips ;DD. At 3.45, we all go to basketball court to play Ice And Water and Dog And Bone game. I LOVE IT!, GZ ROCKS! Played until 4.55pm then go 3rd floor to collect our bags. Today must pack for camp... SO MANY THINGS TO BRING...
I hope tomorrow will be a great day..

Going to pack my bag,
Mavis(:

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 4:26 PM/

Haha.. Signed in again...
Today no supplementary, stayed back and play ;D Actually planned to go Huiling's house, but then changed my mind and stayed back at school. Played blind mice, ice and water, block catching and "basketball" with Brenda, Sing Kee, Yi Ying, Janine and Zen. It was damn fun xD. Haix, damn chinese creative writing TT, make me cannot rest. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE INTER-CLASS GAME! I representing my class, 5B, to play a game competing with the P5 level pupils in my class. I'm in team 2, the people in team 2 are : Sing Kee, Farizah, Me, Michael, Marcus Ching, Ian...ETC. Hope I win~ I also can't wait for the P5 camp ;DD it's on Friday. I really can't wait. All the things around me seemed to be more and more interesting and fun.
That's all for today...


Signing Off,
Mavis(:

Monday, March 3, 2008, 4:24 PM/

Found a really cool website about Singapore.
Happy reading it!
The contents are:

Location:
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Geographic coordinates:
1 22 N, 103 48 E
Area:
total: 692.7 sq kmland: 682.7 sq kmwater: 10 sq km
Size comparison: slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land Boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
193 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
Terrain:
lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 mhighest point: Bukit Timah 166 m
Natural resources:
fish, deepwater ports
Land use:
arable land: 1.47%permanent crops: 1.47%other: 97.06% (2005)
Irrigated land:
NA
Natural hazards:
NA
Current Environment Issues:
industrial pollution; limited natural fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
International Environment Agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollutionsigned, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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People
Population:
4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.2% (male 358,064/female 333,702)15-64 years: 76.3% (male 1,692,817/female 1,780,982)65 years and over: 8.5% (male 171,876/female 215,568) (2007 est.)
Median age:
total: 37.8 yearsmale: 37.4 yearsfemale: 38.2 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.275% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:
9.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:
4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:
7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/femaleunder 15 years: 1.073 male(s)/female15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female65 years and over: 0.797 male(s)/femaletotal population: 0.954 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 2.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.8 yearsmale: 79.21 yearsfemale: 84.59 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.07 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
4,100 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Singaporean(s)adjective: Singapore
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)
Religions:
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)
Languages:
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.5%male: 96.6%female: 88.6% (2000 census)
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Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Singaporeconventional short form: Singaporelocal long form: Republic of Singaporelocal short form: Singapore
Government type:
parliamentary republic
Capital:
name: Singaporegeographic coordinates: 1 17 N, 103 51 Etime difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
none
Independence:
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
National holiday:
National Day, 9 August (1965)
Constitution:
3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution)
Legal system:
based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
21 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:
chief of state: President S R NATHAN (since 1 September 1999)note: uses S R NATHAN but his full name and the one used in formal communications is Sellapan RAMANATHANhead of government: Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 12 August 2004); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers Shunmugan JAYAKUMAR (since 12 August 2004) and WONG Kan Seng (since 1 September 2005)cabinet: appointed by president, responsible to parliamentelections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term; appointed on 17 August 2005 - (next election to be held by August 2011); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by presidentelection results: Sellapan Rama (S R) NATHAN appointed president in August 2005 after Presidential Elections Committee disqualified three other would-be candidates; scheduled election not held
Legislative branch:
unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; up to three losing opposition candidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as "nonconstituency" memberselections: last held on 6 May 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%, SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court of Appeals
Political parties and leaders:
People's Action Party or PAP [LEE Hsien Loong]; Singapore Democratic Alliance or SDA [CHIAM See Tong]; Singapore Democratic Party or SDP [CHEE Soon Juan]; Workers' Party or WP [Sylvia LIM Swee Lian]note: SDA includes National Solidarity Party or NSP, Singapore Justice Party or SJP, Singapore National Malay Organization or PKMS, Singapore People's Party or SPP
Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA
International organization participation:
APEC, APT, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, 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, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador CHAN Heng Cheechancery: 3501 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 537-3100FAX: [1] (202) 537-0876consulate(s) general: San Franciscoconsulate(s): New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Patricia L. HERBOLDembassy: 27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508mailing address: FPO AP 96507-0001telephone: [65] 6476-9100FAX: [65] 6476-9340
Executive branch:
chief of state: President S R NATHAN (since 1 September 1999) note: uses S R NATHAN but his full name and the one used in formal communications is Sellapan RAMANATHAN head of government: Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 12 August 2004); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers Shunmugan JAYAKUMAR (since 12 August 2004) and WONG Kan Seng (since 1 September 2005) cabinet: appointed by president, responsible to parliament elections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term; appointed on 17 August 2005 - (next election to be held by August 2011); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by president election results: Sellapan Rama (S R) NATHAN appointed president in August 2005 after Presidential Elections Committee disqualified three other would-be candidates; scheduled election not held
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Economy
Singapore has a highly-developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP equal to that of the four largest West European countries. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics and information technology products. It was hard hit from 2001-03 by the global recession, by the slump in the technology sector, and by an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, which curbed tourism and consumer spending. Fiscal stimulus, low interest rates, a surge in exports, and internal flexibility led to vigorous growth in 2004-06 with real GDP growth averaging 7% annually. The government hopes to establish a new growth path that will be less vulnerable to the global demand cycle for information technology products - it has attracted major investments in pharmaceuticals and medical technology production - and will continue efforts to establish Singapore as Southeast Asia's financial and high-tech hub.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$141.2 billion (2006 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$122.1 billion (2006 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
7.9% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$31,400 (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 0%industry: 34.8%services: 65.2% (2006 est.)
Labor force:
2.47 million (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
manufacturing 18%, construction 6%, transportation and communication 11%, financial, business, and other services 39%, other 26% (2003)
Unemployment rate:
3.1% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA% (1998)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
42.5 (1998)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
23.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $19.56 billionexpenditures: $18.8 billion (2006 est.)
Public debt:
98.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products:
rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish
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:
12.6% (2006 est.)
Electricity - production:
35.92 billion kWh (2005)
Electricity - consumption:
33.99 billion kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2005)
Oil - production:
9,701 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:
800,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - imports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2006)
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2005 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
6.339 billion cu m (2005 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2005 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
6.339 billion cu m note: from Indonesia and Malaysia (2005)
Current account balance:
$41.29 billion (2006 est.)
Exports:
$289.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels
Exports - partners:
Malaysia 13.1%, US 10.2%, Hong Kong 10.1%, China 9.7%, Indonesia 9.2%, Japan 5.5%, Thailand 4.2% (2006)
Imports:
$244.6 billion (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs
Imports - partners:
Malaysia 13%, US 12.7%, China 11.4%, Japan 8.3%, Taiwan 6.4%, Indonesia 6.2%, South Korea 4.4% (2006)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$136.3 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$24.36 billion (2006 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$189.7 billion (2006 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$NA
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$208.3 billion (2005)
Currency (code):
Singapore dollar (SGD)
Exchange rates:
Singapore dollars per US dollar - 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003), 1.7906 (2002)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
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Communications
Telephones - main lines in use:
1.854 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
4.789 million (2006)
Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent servicedomestic: excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005international: country code - 65; 9 submarine cables provide direct connection to more than 100 countries; satellite earth stations -4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2003)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006)
Internet country code:
.sg
Internet hosts:
954,475 (2007)
Internet users:
1.717 million (2006)
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Transportation
Airports:
8 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 8over 3,047 m: 22,438 to 3,047 m: 11,524 to 2,437 m: 4914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 8over 3,047 m: 22,438 to 3,047 m: 11,524 to 2,437 m: 4914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)
Pipelines:
gas 139 km; refined products 8 km (2006)
Roadways:
total: 3,234 kmpaved: 3,234 km (includes 150 km of expressways) (2005)
Merchant marine:
total: 1,131 ships (1000 GRT or over) 33,237,005 GRT/52,487,127 DWTby type: bulk carrier 167, cargo 85, carrier 1, chemical tanker 156, container 231, liquefied gas 72, livestock carrier 2, petroleum tanker 355, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 7, vehicle carrier 46foreign-owned: 652 (Australia 6, Bangladesh 2, Belgium 8, China 19, Denmark 68, France 1, Germany 18, Greece 14, Hong Kong 37, India 9, Indonesia 56, Italy 4, Japan 108, South Korea 7, Malaysia 28, Norway 125, Philippines 4, Slovenia 1, Sweden 17, Switzerland 2, Taiwan 60, Thailand 20, UAE 8, UK 13, US 17)registered in other countries: 293 (Bahamas 9, Belize 3, Bermuda 1, Bolivia 1, Cambodia 2, Cayman Islands 10, Cyprus 1, Dominica 8, France 2, Honduras 10, Hong Kong 11, Indonesia 26, Isle of Man 2, Kiribati 1, Liberia 42, Malaysia 22, Marshall Islands 12, Mongolia 12, Nigeria 1, Norway 1, Panama 83, Philippines 1, St Vincent and The Grenadines 6, Thailand 2, Tuvalu 13, US 11, unknown 4) (2007)
Ports and terminals:
Singapore
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Military
Military branches:
Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 for enlisted or age 50 for officers (2007)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,215,568 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 982,368 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
4.9% (2005 est.)

Signing Off,
Mavis(:

Saturday, March 29, 2008, 12:49 PM/

This picture is lovedd by: MAVIS LEE
This place is the SPIKY HAIR CLUB ROOM. xD

Monday, March 17, 2008, 4:36 PM/

Today skipped Supplimentary lessons just to go a place with my mother... I AM DYING TO TALK TO MY FRIENDS AT SCHOOL IN SUPPLIMENTARY.. TT Heidi says that she has no one to talk to now because Shi Ying is also absent.... Today do the (知识报10) in class because never do at home (FORGET)=x. Mr Seah said that the 知识报10 no answer sheet to copy.. (BUT ACTUALLY BEHIND HAVE) Wahahahhaha... So SHIOK at there happily copying ;DD Okay, I go and play o2jam before my mum comes back.

Signing Off,
Mavis(:

Sunday, March 9, 2008, 12:45 PM/

The P5 Camp was FUN. I even got sunburn so damn pain TT. Cannot bath =_=.
Going to GZ with huiling. Haha will post more<333

Signing Off,
Mavis(:

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6:01 PM/

Today have Gu Zheng, it's so damn FUN! Mr Seah came to advise us about some tips ;DD. At 3.45, we all go to basketball court to play Ice And Water and Dog And Bone game. I LOVE IT!, GZ ROCKS! Played until 4.55pm then go 3rd floor to collect our bags. Today must pack for camp... SO MANY THINGS TO BRING...
I hope tomorrow will be a great day..

Going to pack my bag,
Mavis(:

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 4:26 PM/

Haha.. Signed in again...
Today no supplementary, stayed back and play ;D Actually planned to go Huiling's house, but then changed my mind and stayed back at school. Played blind mice, ice and water, block catching and "basketball" with Brenda, Sing Kee, Yi Ying, Janine and Zen. It was damn fun xD. Haix, damn chinese creative writing TT, make me cannot rest. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE INTER-CLASS GAME! I representing my class, 5B, to play a game competing with the P5 level pupils in my class. I'm in team 2, the people in team 2 are : Sing Kee, Farizah, Me, Michael, Marcus Ching, Ian...ETC. Hope I win~ I also can't wait for the P5 camp ;DD it's on Friday. I really can't wait. All the things around me seemed to be more and more interesting and fun.
That's all for today...


Signing Off,
Mavis(:

Monday, March 3, 2008, 4:24 PM/

Found a really cool website about Singapore.
Happy reading it!
The contents are:

Location:
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Geographic coordinates:
1 22 N, 103 48 E
Area:
total: 692.7 sq kmland: 682.7 sq kmwater: 10 sq km
Size comparison: slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land Boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
193 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
Terrain:
lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 mhighest point: Bukit Timah 166 m
Natural resources:
fish, deepwater ports
Land use:
arable land: 1.47%permanent crops: 1.47%other: 97.06% (2005)
Irrigated land:
NA
Natural hazards:
NA
Current Environment Issues:
industrial pollution; limited natural fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
International Environment Agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollutionsigned, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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People
Population:
4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.2% (male 358,064/female 333,702)15-64 years: 76.3% (male 1,692,817/female 1,780,982)65 years and over: 8.5% (male 171,876/female 215,568) (2007 est.)
Median age:
total: 37.8 yearsmale: 37.4 yearsfemale: 38.2 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.275% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:
9.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:
4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:
7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/femaleunder 15 years: 1.073 male(s)/female15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female65 years and over: 0.797 male(s)/femaletotal population: 0.954 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 2.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.8 yearsmale: 79.21 yearsfemale: 84.59 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.07 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
4,100 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Singaporean(s)adjective: Singapore
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)
Religions:
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)
Languages:
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.5%male: 96.6%female: 88.6% (2000 census)
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Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Singaporeconventional short form: Singaporelocal long form: Republic of Singaporelocal short form: Singapore
Government type:
parliamentary republic
Capital:
name: Singaporegeographic coordinates: 1 17 N, 103 51 Etime difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
none
Independence:
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
National holiday:
National Day, 9 August (1965)
Constitution:
3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution)
Legal system:
based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
21 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:
chief of state: President S R NATHAN (since 1 September 1999)note: uses S R NATHAN but his full name and the one used in formal communications is Sellapan RAMANATHANhead of government: Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 12 August 2004); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers Shunmugan JAYAKUMAR (since 12 August 2004) and WONG Kan Seng (since 1 September 2005)cabinet: appointed by president, responsible to parliamentelections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term; appointed on 17 August 2005 - (next election to be held by August 2011); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by presidentelection results: Sellapan Rama (S R) NATHAN appointed president in August 2005 after Presidential Elections Committee disqualified three other would-be candidates; scheduled election not held
Legislative branch:
unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; up to three losing opposition candidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as "nonconstituency" memberselections: last held on 6 May 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%, SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court of Appeals
Political parties and leaders:
People's Action Party or PAP [LEE Hsien Loong]; Singapore Democratic Alliance or SDA [CHIAM See Tong]; Singapore Democratic Party or SDP [CHEE Soon Juan]; Workers' Party or WP [Sylvia LIM Swee Lian]note: SDA includes National Solidarity Party or NSP, Singapore Justice Party or SJP, Singapore National Malay Organization or PKMS, Singapore People's Party or SPP
Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA
International organization participation:
APEC, APT, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, 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, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador CHAN Heng Cheechancery: 3501 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 537-3100FAX: [1] (202) 537-0876consulate(s) general: San Franciscoconsulate(s): New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Patricia L. HERBOLDembassy: 27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508mailing address: FPO AP 96507-0001telephone: [65] 6476-9100FAX: [65] 6476-9340
Executive branch:
chief of state: President S R NATHAN (since 1 September 1999) note: uses S R NATHAN but his full name and the one used in formal communications is Sellapan RAMANATHAN head of government: Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 12 August 2004); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers Shunmugan JAYAKUMAR (since 12 August 2004) and WONG Kan Seng (since 1 September 2005) cabinet: appointed by president, responsible to parliament elections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term; appointed on 17 August 2005 - (next election to be held by August 2011); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by president election results: Sellapan Rama (S R) NATHAN appointed president in August 2005 after Presidential Elections Committee disqualified three other would-be candidates; scheduled election not held
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Economy
Singapore has a highly-developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP equal to that of the four largest West European countries. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics and information technology products. It was hard hit from 2001-03 by the global recession, by the slump in the technology sector, and by an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, which curbed tourism and consumer spending. Fiscal stimulus, low interest rates, a surge in exports, and internal flexibility led to vigorous growth in 2004-06 with real GDP growth averaging 7% annually. The government hopes to establish a new growth path that will be less vulnerable to the global demand cycle for information technology products - it has attracted major investments in pharmaceuticals and medical technology production - and will continue efforts to establish Singapore as Southeast Asia's financial and high-tech hub.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$141.2 billion (2006 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$122.1 billion (2006 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
7.9% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$31,400 (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 0%industry: 34.8%services: 65.2% (2006 est.)
Labor force:
2.47 million (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
manufacturing 18%, construction 6%, transportation and communication 11%, financial, business, and other services 39%, other 26% (2003)
Unemployment rate:
3.1% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA% (1998)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
42.5 (1998)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
23.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $19.56 billionexpenditures: $18.8 billion (2006 est.)
Public debt:
98.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products:
rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish
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:
12.6% (2006 est.)
Electricity - production:
35.92 billion kWh (2005)
Electricity - consumption:
33.99 billion kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2005)
Oil - production:
9,701 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:
800,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - imports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2006)
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2005 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
6.339 billion cu m (2005 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2005 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
6.339 billion cu m note: from Indonesia and Malaysia (2005)
Current account balance:
$41.29 billion (2006 est.)
Exports:
$289.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels
Exports - partners:
Malaysia 13.1%, US 10.2%, Hong Kong 10.1%, China 9.7%, Indonesia 9.2%, Japan 5.5%, Thailand 4.2% (2006)
Imports:
$244.6 billion (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs
Imports - partners:
Malaysia 13%, US 12.7%, China 11.4%, Japan 8.3%, Taiwan 6.4%, Indonesia 6.2%, South Korea 4.4% (2006)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$136.3 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$24.36 billion (2006 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$189.7 billion (2006 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$NA
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$208.3 billion (2005)
Currency (code):
Singapore dollar (SGD)
Exchange rates:
Singapore dollars per US dollar - 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003), 1.7906 (2002)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
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Communications
Telephones - main lines in use:
1.854 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
4.789 million (2006)
Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent servicedomestic: excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005international: country code - 65; 9 submarine cables provide direct connection to more than 100 countries; satellite earth stations -4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2003)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006)
Internet country code:
.sg
Internet hosts:
954,475 (2007)
Internet users:
1.717 million (2006)
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Transportation
Airports:
8 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 8over 3,047 m: 22,438 to 3,047 m: 11,524 to 2,437 m: 4914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 8over 3,047 m: 22,438 to 3,047 m: 11,524 to 2,437 m: 4914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)
Pipelines:
gas 139 km; refined products 8 km (2006)
Roadways:
total: 3,234 kmpaved: 3,234 km (includes 150 km of expressways) (2005)
Merchant marine:
total: 1,131 ships (1000 GRT or over) 33,237,005 GRT/52,487,127 DWTby type: bulk carrier 167, cargo 85, carrier 1, chemical tanker 156, container 231, liquefied gas 72, livestock carrier 2, petroleum tanker 355, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 7, vehicle carrier 46foreign-owned: 652 (Australia 6, Bangladesh 2, Belgium 8, China 19, Denmark 68, France 1, Germany 18, Greece 14, Hong Kong 37, India 9, Indonesia 56, Italy 4, Japan 108, South Korea 7, Malaysia 28, Norway 125, Philippines 4, Slovenia 1, Sweden 17, Switzerland 2, Taiwan 60, Thailand 20, UAE 8, UK 13, US 17)registered in other countries: 293 (Bahamas 9, Belize 3, Bermuda 1, Bolivia 1, Cambodia 2, Cayman Islands 10, Cyprus 1, Dominica 8, France 2, Honduras 10, Hong Kong 11, Indonesia 26, Isle of Man 2, Kiribati 1, Liberia 42, Malaysia 22, Marshall Islands 12, Mongolia 12, Nigeria 1, Norway 1, Panama 83, Philippines 1, St Vincent and The Grenadines 6, Thailand 2, Tuvalu 13, US 11, unknown 4) (2007)
Ports and terminals:
Singapore
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Military
Military branches:
Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 for enlisted or age 50 for officers (2007)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,215,568 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 982,368 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
4.9% (2005 est.)

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