Singapore-at-a-Glance

Population 4,300,419 (July 2001 est.)

Language English (official), Mandarin Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official)

Capita Singapore

Government Parliamentary Republic

Ethnic groups Chinese 77%, Malay 15%, Indian 6%

Religions Taoist 31%, Buddhist 28%, Muslim 18%, Christian 10%, Hindu 4%, Sikh, Confucianist

GDP per capita $26,500 (2000 est.)

Unemployment rate 4% (2002 est.)

Area 637 sq. km or about 3.5 times the size of the District of Columbia

Climate Tropical

Independence Day August 9, 1965 (from Malaysia)

Major Industries Shipping, Banking, Tourism, Electronics, Chemicals, Oil Refining

Courtesy CIA Factbook and other sources