Singapore

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300292715
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Singapore

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Singapore (East & Southeast Asia)

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Introduction ::Singapore

Background:

Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It

joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years

later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one

of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international

trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of

tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the

leading nations of Western Europe.

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Geography ::Singapore

Location: Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Geographic coordinates: 1 22 N, 103 48 E

Map references: Southeast Asia

Area:

Total: 697 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 191

Land: 687 sq km

Water: 10 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly more than 3.5 times the size of

Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 193 km

Maritime claims:

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Territorial sea: 3 nm

Exclusive 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 m

Highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m

Natural resources: Fish, deepwater ports

Land use:

Arable land: 1.47%

Permanent crops: 1.47%

Other: 97.06% (2005)

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Irrigated land: NA

Total renewable water resources: 0.6 cu km (1975)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 0.19 cu km/yr (45%/51%/4%)

Per capita: 44 cu m/yr (1975)

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: Industrial pollution; limited natural

fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste

disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires

in Indonesia

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes,

Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note: Focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes

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People ::Singapore

Population: 4,701,069 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 117

Age structure:

0-14 years: 14.4% (male 348,382/female 324,050)

15-64 years: 76.7% (male 1,737,972/female 1,833,415)

65 years and over: 8.9% (male 184,393/female 229,330) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 39.6 years

Male: 39.1 years

Female: 40 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.863% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 131

Birth rate: 8.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

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Country comparison to the world: 217

Death rate: 4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 194

Net migration rate: 4.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 18

Urbanization:

Urban population: 100% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.077 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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Total: 2.32 deaths/1,000 live births

Country comparison to the world: 222

Male: 2.52 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 82.06 years

Country comparison to the world: 7

Male: 79.45 years

Female: 84.87 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.1 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 222

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 96

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 4,200 (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 126

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