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GeographyLocation: Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 193 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,890,468 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.06% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 15.93 births/1,000 population Death rate: 5.35 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.87 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Chinese 76.4%, Malay 14.9%, Indian 6.4%, other 2.3% Religions: Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist Languages: Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: republic within Commonwealth Capital: Singapore Independence: 9 August 1965 (from Malaysia) Constitution: 3 June 1959, amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution)
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $57 billion National product real growth rate: 10.1% National product per capita: $19,940 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.6% Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Electricity:
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