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Singapore

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Capital:	Singapore
Area size (Land only):	610 sq. km Approximately four times the size of Washington D.C.
Time zone:	GMT +8
Currency:	Singapore dollar
Area code:	(+) 65
Driving:	Left
Climate description:	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.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Malay, English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Tamil are the official languages. Malay is considered the national language, but English is spoken in the public administration. Various Chinese dialects are spoken. Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Telegu and Malayalam are spoken in the Indian communities.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	4.7 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	4.5 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	4.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	4.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	4.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	4.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	4.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	4.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	4.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
5.2 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Singaporeans of Chinese origin make up 76 percent. Malaysians account for 15 percent and 6 percent are from India and Sri Lanka.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Buddhist 28 percent, Christian 19 percent, Muslim 13 percent, Taoist 13 percent, Hindu 5 percent. There are Sikh and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	100 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	100.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1947
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2007)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	19.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	20.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	20.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	21.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	21.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	21.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	79.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	77.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	77.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	77.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	81.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	80.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	80.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	79.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	2 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	2 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	14 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	30 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	25	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	25	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	25	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	25	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	28	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	25	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	3 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	3 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	3 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	No data available percent
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent

Population with access to improved water

2006	No data available percent
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	No data available percent
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	92.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	96.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	96.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	96.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	88.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	88.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	88.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	88.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	88.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	402 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	415 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	425 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	432 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	442 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	455 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	468 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	477 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	484 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1382 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1321 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1097 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	1028 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	950 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	861 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	804 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	733 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	684 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	700 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	700 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	596 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	610 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	620 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	530 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	496 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	415 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	324 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	4	Transparency International 2008
2007	4 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	5	Transparency International
2005	5	Transparency International
2004	5	Transparency International
2003	5	Transparency International
2002	5 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	4 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	6 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	32340 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	28930 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	26210 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	24330 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	22180 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	20870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	21090 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	22970 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	161.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	136.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	119.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	109.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	93.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	88.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	85.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	92.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	7.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	6.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	8.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	-2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	10.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	0.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	0.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	4.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	-0.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	-1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	-1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
1.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
32.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	140 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	140 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	140 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	135 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	27 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	27 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	28 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	30 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	32 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	33 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	35 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	37 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	109	UNHCR
2007	116	UNHCR
2006	111	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	39	UNHCR
2004	36	UNHCR
2003	35	UNHCR
2002	39	UNHCR
2001	16	UNHCR
2000	22	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	10	UNHCR
2007	10	UNHCR
2006	1	UNHCR
2005	3	UNHCR
2004	1	UNHCR
2003	1	UNHCR
2002	2	UNHCR
2001	2	UNHCR
2000	No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	5.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
1998-2000	3.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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