AREA ................................................
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693
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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4.353.893 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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6282,7 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Singapore
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Singapore dollar (SGD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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28077 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,64 (25th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Singapore Strait 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Bukit Timah 166 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.sg
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+65
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