Singapore Facts, Singapore Figures, Singapore Population Data, Singapore Population Size, Singapore Languages, Singapore Religions, Singapore Ethnic Groups

Singapore Population Size (2007)	4.59 million
Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents	3.58 million
Foreigners	1.01 million
Median Age of Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents	36.4 years old
Singapore Male & Female Ratio	982 Males Per 1000 Females
Singapore Ethnic Groups	Chinese (75.2%), Malay (13.6%), Indian (8.8%) & Others (2.4%)
Singapore Religions	Buddhism (42.5%); Taoism (8.5%); Islam (14.9%); Christianity (14.6%); Hinduism (4.0%); Other religions (0.6%); No religion (14.8%)
National Language	Malay
Administrative Language	English
Business Language	English
Language Spoken & Written	English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil
Sub-Language Spoken	Singlish, (local sub-language comprising of Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese. English & Mandarin whereby 1 sentence of Singlish can consist of 5 different words from different languages & dialects; at times mono syllable short cut curt replies or sentences. Use of Singlish comes about due to fast paced of life in Singapore and certain words are meaningfully described in different languages & dialects which cannot be fully scribed in another language.
Dialects Spoken	Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese, Hainanese
Singapore Infant Mortality Rate	2.6 per 1000 live births
Singapore Life Expectancy	78.2 years (Males), 82.9 years (Females)

Singapore Economy, Employment, Political System, Time Zone

Singapore GDP	SGD$243,168.8 mil
Singapore Per Capita GDP	SGD$52,994.0
Singapore Currency	Singapore Dollars (SGD)
Singapore Total Employment	2.8 mil
Singapore Labour Workforce	1.918 mil
Unemployment Rate	3%
Singapore Literacy Rate	95.7 %
Singapore Home Ownership Rate	90.7 %
Singapore Political System	Singapore political system can be described as democratic, whereby the government is democratically elected every 5 years through parliamentary elections.
Singapore Government System	Singapore is a republic with a parliamentary system of government based on the Westminster model, whereby the Head of State is the Elected President who holds ceremonial duties and authoritative duties on use of monetary reserves of Singapore. Singapore is run by a Prime Minister with his cabinet of Ministers who are all Members of elected Parliament. Parliament is elected by general election every five years. The Judiciary which consists of The Supreme Court and the Subordinate Courts administer the law independently of the Executive and this independence is safeguarded by the Singapore Constitution.
Singapore President	S R Nathan
Singapore Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong, son of Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of modern Singapore, well known ex-Prime Minister of Singapore, who fought the communists for independence of Singapore.
Singapore Time Zone	GMT + 8 hrs
Singapore Country Code	+ 65
Standard Measurements & Units	metric eg: metres, centimetres, grams, kilogrammes, but sq.ft is commonly used for floor area or builtin area, to convert multiply sq.m X 10.764 will give the area in sq.ft
Singapore National Day	9 Aug
Singapore Public Holidays	New Year Day (1 Jan), Chinese New Year (7 & 8 Feb 2008), Good Friday (21 March 2008), Labour Day (1 May), Vesak Day (19 May 2008), National Day (9 Aug) , Hari Raya Puasa (1 Oct 2008), Deepavali (28 Oct 2008), Hari Raya Haji (8 Dec 2008), Christmas Day (25 Dec)
Singapore Electrical System	Singapore Electrical Current : 220 - 240 volts, No. of Hertz : 50 Cycle Per Second. Most Electrical Plugs are 3 Square Pins Plugs.

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