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The Republic of Singapore, and Singapore - a city-state in Southeast Asia at the tip of the Malay Peninsula.
Area of 622 km ²; capital - Singapore. It consists of Singapore Island and 57 smaller islands. President Tony Tan Yam Ken from 1 September 2011, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of 2004. Political system: liberal democracy with restrictions for the opposition. Exports: electronics, petroleum, rubber, machinery, vehicles. Population of 5.2 million people. [3] (Chinese 75%, Malay 14%, tamiltsi 7%). Languages: Malay (national), Chinese, Tamil, English (official).
Singapore was part of many local empires since it was inhabited in the second century AD. It was a commercial point of East India Company in 1819 with permission from the Sultanate Dzhohorskoho. The British gained complete authority over the island in 1824, and in 1826 became a member of Singapore Straits Settlements. During the Second World War Singapore was occupied by the Japanese and turned the power of Britain after the war. Obtained independence in 1959. Singapore joined the new Federation of Malaysia in 1963, but his elite did not find understanding with the Malaysian government, primarily because of different visions collateral formation of a new Malaysian nation. Singapore was actually forced to sign the 7 th August 1965, the act of independence.
A strong increase in wealth is one of the Four Asian Tigers. The economy heavily depends on the industry and service sector. Singapore is a world leader in several areas, are the fourth largest financial center in the world and the second largest in the world gambling market, the third largest refinery. The port of Singapore is among the five busiest ports in the world. The country has more dollar millionaires per capita than any other country. The World Bank notes Singapore as a country where the easiest in the world to do business.
ingapore - a parliamentary republic with a Westminster system of government and a unicameral parliament. People's Action Party (PAN) won in all elections ever since Britain granted independence in 1959. The legal system of Singapore is derived from the system of English law, which over time changes have been introduced over the years, such as the elimination of the jury. Popular PAN image as a strong, experienced and highly skilled leadership that relies on skilled civil servants and the educational system with emphasis on personal achievements and meritocracy, but is considered by some voters, opposition critics and international observers as authoritarian and is that too limiting personal freedom .
Singapore is one of the five founders of the Association of South-East Asia, there is also the secretariat of APEC, the state is a member of the East Asian Summit, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Commonwealth.
Singapore has an equatorial climate with clearly defined seasons, constant temperature and pressure, high humidity, and abundant rainfall. The temperature usually ranges from 23 to 32 ° C. The average relative humidity of about 79% in the morning and 73% in the afternoon.
