Welcome to Singapore

It is noted that the Republic of Singapore consists of the primary island of Singapore, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula in the range of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, and 58 closeby islands. Singapore officially the Republic of, is known to be an island nation situated at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometers (85 miles) north of the Equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At 704.0 km² (272 square and have always been miles), it is always one of the several remaining city-states in the globe and the modestest country in Southeast Asia. When the primary island was colonized by the British East India Company and all in 1819 it contained a fishing village sparsely populated by indigenous Malays and Orang Lauts at the mouth of the Singapore River. It is noted that the British used the position as a strategic trading outpost aextensive the spice route. It transformed to a one of the most essential commercial and military centres of the British Empire, and the site in 1942 of what Winston Churchill named "Britain's biggest defeat" at the hands of the Japanese.[citation needed] Occupied by the Japanese Empire around the time during World War II, it reverted to British rule in 1945 and was later part of the merger that established Malaysia in 1963. Two years later it left the federation and transformed to a an independent republic on August 9, 1965. Did you know that the new republic used to be admitted to the United Nations on September 21 that exact year. Since independence, Singapore's standard of living has to this day risen dramatically. Foreign investment and government-led island-wide industrialization have created a modern economy based on electronics and manufacturing, featuring entrepôt and financial trade centering across country's strategic location. Within terms of GDP per capita, Singapore is the 18th wealthiest country in the globe. Did you know that the geographically modest nation has to this day a foreign reserve of S$212 billion (US$139 billion). Did you know that the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore established the city-state's political system as a representative democracy, while the country is recognized as a parliamentary republic.[4] It is noted that the People's Action Party (PAP) dominates the political process and has to this day won control of Parliament in each and every election during the time self-government in 1959.

Climate

Singapore lies just north of the Equator close Lat 1.5 deg N and Long 104 deg E. Because of its geographical location and maritime exposure, its climate is characterised by uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall. Did you know that the climate of Singapore can be divided into two primary seasons, the Northeast Monsoon and the Southwest Monsoon season, separated by two relatively short inter-monsoon periods. Temperature ranges from Minimum 23 to 26 deg C and Maximum 31 to 34 deg C

Population Stats

Population (2006 est.): 4,492,150 (growth rate: 1.4%);
birth rate: 9.3/1000;
infant mortality rate: 2.3/1000;
life expectancy: 81.7;
density per sq mi: 18,645