Introduction

flag Singapore Singapore: Introduction

Capital: Singapore

Population

Total Population: 5,637,022
Natural Increase: 3.3%
Density: 7,595 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 100.0%
Population of main cities: Singapore is a city state (5,685,800)
Ethnic Origins: 74.3% of Chinese origin, 13.5% of Malay origin, 9% of Indian origin and 3.2% of other origins. (Statistics Singapore)
Official Language: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil.
Other Languages Spoken: Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew, other Chinese dialects.
Business Language(s): English is the most commonly spoken language. It unites the different ethnic groups and business community.
Religion: Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity and other religious communities, including Jews, Sikhs, Jains, etc.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Singapore

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Country Overview

Area: 728 km²
Type of State: Singapore is a parliamentary representative democratic republic.
Type of Economy: High-income economy.
Southeast Asia's regional hub ; hi-tech and wealthy city-state. Economy based on banking and financial services, shipyards and oil refining. The leading world port in tons of goods transported.
HDI*: 0.912/1
HDI (World Rank): 11/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Singapore, dial 001
To call Singapore, dial +65
Internet Suffix: .sg
Computers: 74.3 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines: 37.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 74.2 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20192020202120222023
Imports of Goods (million USD) 359,266329,830406,226475,578423,448
Exports of Goods (million USD) 390,763362,534457,357515,802476,252
Imports of Services (million USD) 206,508210,642247,003294,949295,498
Exports of Services (million USD) 219,792216,739282,559336,511328,033

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

 

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