Singapore Facts and Figures
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Country Name: |
Republic of Singapore |
Government: |
Parliamentary Republic |
Capital: |
Singapore |
Land: |
682.7 sq km |
Natural Resources: |
Fish, deepwater ports |
Population: |
4,553,009 (July 2007 est.) |
Median Age: |
37.8 years |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.275% (2007 est.) |
Birth Rate: |
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9.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Ethnic Groups: |
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Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census) |
Languages: |
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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) |
Adult Literacy: |
92.5% |
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity):
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$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% |
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industry: 34.8% |
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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.) |
Industrial Production Growth Rate: |
12.6% (2006 est.) |
Electricity Production: |
35.92 billion kWh (2005) |
Electricity Consumption: |
33.99 billion kWh (2005) |
Oil Production: |
9,701 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
Oil Consumption: |
800,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Natural Gas Production: |
0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural Gas Consumption: |
6.339 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Exports: |
$289.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
Imports: |
$244.6 billion (2006 est.) |
Telephone Lines: |
1.854 million (2006) |
Cellular Telephones: |
4.789 million (2006) |
Radio Broadcast Stations: |
AM – 0, FM – 17, Shortwave – 2 (2003) |
TV Broadcast Stations: |
(broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006) |
Internet Hosts: |
954,475 (2007) |
Internet Users: |
1.717 million (2006) |
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