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Singapore Facts & Information
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
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| Climate |
Tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct
monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon from December to March
and Southwestern monsoon from June to September; inter-monsoon
- frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms |
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| Terrain |
Lowland; gently undulating central plateau
contains water catchment area and nature preserve |
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| Population |
4,425,720 |
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| Nationality |
Singaporean |
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| Ethnic groups |
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% |
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| Religions |
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic
4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7% |
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| Languages |
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese
5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%,
other 0.9% |
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| Government Type |
Parliamentary Republic |
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| Capital |
Singapore |
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| Currency |
Singapore dollar (SGD) |
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| Description of Flag |
Two equal horizontal bands of red and white;
near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white
crescentmpartially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged
in a circle. |
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| Singapore Flag |
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More Information
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