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Comparison of Singapore and Switzerland [S]ave

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Geography
Area (km²)41,277719
ContinentEuropeAsia
Land area (km²)39,997709
Water area (km²)1,28010
Land boundaries (km)1,7700
Border countries
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Liechtenstein
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Coastline (km)0193
Mean elevation (m)1,350-
Lowest point (m)1950
Highest point (m)4,634166
People
Population8,403,9946,209,660
Official languages
  • French
  • German (or Swiss German)
  • Italian
  • Romansh
  • English
  • Malay
  • Mandarin
  • Tamil
ReligionRoman CatholicBuddhist
Government
Long country nameSwiss ConfederationRepublic of Singapore
Short country nameSwitzerlandSingapore
Long local nameSchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)Republic of Singapore
Short local nameSchweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)Singapore
Government typeFederal republicParliamentary republic
CapitalBernSingapore
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)523,100,000,000528,100,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)679,000,000,000323,900,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.73.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)62,10094,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)33.846.5
Labor force5,159,0003,657,000
Unemployment rate (%)3.22.2
Population below poverty line (%)6.6-
Budget revenues (USD)242,100,000,00050,850,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)234,400,000,00051,870,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.683.3
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)35.715.7
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)1.1-0.3
Public debt (% of GDP)41.8111.1
Inflation rate (%)0.50.6
Central bank discount rate (%)0.52.15
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)2.65.28
Stock of narrow money (USD)621,800,000,000137,400,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)621,800,000,000137,400,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,253,000,000,000471,200,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,519,000,000,000809,400,000,000
Current account balance (USD)66,550,000,00060,990,000,000
Exports (USD)313,500,000,000396,800,000,000
Imports (USD)264,500,000,000312,100,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)811,200,000,000279,900,000,000
External debt (USD)1,664,000,000,000566,100,000,000
National currencySwiss francsSingapore dollars
National currency (code)CHFSGD
National currency (symbol)CHF$
National currency rate to USD0.98751.3



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