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The '''Republic of Singapore''' (]: 新加坡共和国, ]: Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó, ]: Republik Singapura; ]: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு, Ciŋakappūr Kudiyarasu), is an ] ] in ], situated on the southern tip of the ], south of the ] state of ] and north of the ] ]. Its coordinates are {{coor dm|1|17.583|N|103|51.333|E|region:SG_type:city(4425720)}}, just 137 km north of the ]. The name ''Singapore'' was derived from the ] word ''singa'' (lion), which itself is derived from the ] word सिंह ''siMha'' of the same meaning, and the Sanskrit word पुर ''pura'' (city) {{ref|sanskrit}}.

Singapore developed from a small ] ] ] to become a multicultural, major ], while attracting controversy for some of its current government policies. Throughout history, it has been possessed by multiple countries and ]s and changed hands many times, including being in the possession of ] and the ] in ancient history, the ] in the colonial era, ] in ] and ] after ]. It finally achieved independence in ]. After independence, government-led rapid industrialisation and open policies inviting foreign investments stimulated rapid economic growth and the country is now regarded as a ].

Presently, Singapore can be ] as a ] country, although '']'' it has a ]. The nation regards itself as ], and the majority of the population are ], with ], ]s and ]s being a significant ]. Singapore has little ]s, so its economy relies on ]s of ] and ] from ]. More than 90% of Singapore's population lives in ]s constructed by the ] and nearly half utilises the ] system daily. As a result of public transport and ] initiatives by government ministries, Singapore's lack of ] is a distinguishing characteristic from many other cities, and isolated to ] located offshore in ].



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Revision as of 11:21, 26 December 2005

Republic of Singapore

大日本帝国
Republik Singapura

சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
Flag of Singapore Flag Coat of arms of Singapore Coat of arms
Motto: Majulah Singapura
(English: "Onward, Singapore")
Anthem: "Majulah Singapura"
Location of Singapore
Capitaland largest citySingapore
Official languagesMalay (National), English, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil
GovernmentParliamentary republic
Independence
• Water (%)1.444
Population
• 2005 estimate4,425,720 (118th)
• 2000 census4,017,700
GDP (PPP)2005 estimate
• Total$124 billion (55th)
• Per capita$28,228 (22nd)
HDI (2003)0.907
very high (25th)
CurrencySingapore Dollar (SGD)
Time zoneUTC+8 (SST)
• Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Calling code65
ISO 3166 codeSG
Internet TLD.sg
1. Singapore is a city-state.
2. 02 when dialling from Malaysia
    Error: please specify at least 1 portal

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