Capital
Singapore
Main Languages
English; Malay; Mandarin and Tamil
Climate
Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate with no distinctive seasons, uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity, and abundant rainfall. Temperatures usually range from 22 to 35 °C (72 to 95 °F).
Economy
Singapore’s largest industry by far is the manufacturing sector, which contributes 20%-25% of the country’s annualGDP. Key industry clusters in Singapore’s manufacturing include electronics, chemicals, biomedical sciences, logistics and transport engineering.
- GDP (2016):Total: $349.7 billion ( 2018); Per capita: $61,766 (2018)
- The economy of Singapore is a developed country and highly developed state capitalist market economy.
- It has an open business environment, relatively corruption-free and transparent, stable prices, and one of the highest per capita gross domestic products (GDP) in the world.
- The Port of Singapore is the busiest in the world, surpassing Rotterdam and Hong Kong.
Established Industries:-
Main Industries:
- Skill-intensive Industries
- Knowledge-intensive Industries
- Globalisation of Industries
- Established and Growing Industries
- Electronics and manufacturing
- Food and beverage, CapitaLand Limited
- Security Logistics
- Electronics and manufacturing
- Real estate
Currency
Singapore Dollar (S$)
Government
Singapore is a parliamentary republic with a Westminster system of unicameral parliamentary government representing constituencies. The country’s constitution establishes a representative democracy as the political system.
Area
719.1 km2 (277.6 sq mi)
Distance from Ethiopia
12:30 hours
Population (2019)
5,868,104
Time Zone
SST (UTC+5)