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Singapore - GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Population
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Total population (millions): |
4.3
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| Source: World Bank 2004 |
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| Urban population: |
100%
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| Source: World Bank 2004 |
| Average annual population growth: |
2.0%
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| Source: World Bank 2004 |
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Local time
| It is %T:%M %A in Singapore |
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Languages
Official languages: Mandarin, Malay, Tamoul,
Free translation tools
in Singapore
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Babel Fish
Free English-Chinese-English translation of texts and web sites
Zhongwen
Free English-Chinese dictionary
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Religion
Religious practises :
Buddhism, hinduism, islam and christianism are the main religions
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Political system
The president is elected for a six-year term by the people. The President is M. S.R. Nathan (1999). The leader of the government is Goh Chok Tong (1990).
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| Number of visitors
in Singapore
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2002
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2003
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2004
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World rank |
| Number of visitors (1000) |
6997
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5705
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n.a.
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| Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005 |
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Tourist sites
The most famous tourist sites are:
- the Saint Andrew Cathedral
- The Fort Canning Park
- Chinatown
- Thian Hock Keng temple
For more information about tourism
in Singapore
, check out the following web site(s) :
Singapore Tourism Board
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Food
Traditional dishes
Except Asian dishes, found everywhere in all the countries of the area, we can list two typically singapore plates: Melon balls with sagou and coconut milk: it is a dessert-soap served on the Chinese new Eve.
red date cream with pigeon eggs: a traditional dessert-soap.
Food-related taboos
VArying according to the ethnic composition
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Last modified in
October 2005
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