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Attribute
Singapore
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Geography
Area (km²)71941,277
ContinentAsiaEurope
Land area (km²)70939,997
Water area (km²)101,280
Land boundaries (km)01,770
Border countries-
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Liechtenstein
Coastline (km)1930
Mean elevation (m)-1,350
Lowest point (m)0195
Highest point (m)1664,634
People
Population6,209,6608,403,994
Official languages
  • English
  • Malay
  • Mandarin
  • Tamil
  • French
  • German (or Swiss German)
  • Italian
  • Romansh
ReligionBuddhistRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameRepublic of SingaporeSwiss Confederation
Short country nameSingaporeSwitzerland
Long local nameRepublic of SingaporeSchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)
Short local nameSingaporeSchweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)
Government typeParliamentary republicFederal republic
CapitalSingaporeBern
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)528,100,000,000523,100,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)323,900,000,000679,000,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.61.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)94,10062,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)46.533.8
Labor force3,657,0005,159,000
Unemployment rate (%)2.23.2
Population below poverty line (%)-6.6
Budget revenues (USD)50,850,000,000242,100,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)51,870,000,000234,400,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)3.30.68
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.735.7
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-0.31.1
Public debt (% of GDP)111.141.8
Inflation rate (%)0.60.5
Central bank discount rate (%)2.150.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.282.6
1Stock of narrow money (USD)137,400,000,000621,800,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)137,400,000,000621,800,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)471,200,000,0001,253,000,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)809,400,000,0001,519,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)60,990,000,00066,550,000,000
Exports (USD)396,800,000,000313,500,000,000
Imports (USD)312,100,000,000264,500,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)279,900,000,000811,200,000,000
External debt (USD)566,100,000,0001,664,000,000,000
National currencySingapore dollarsSwiss francs
National currency (code)SGDCHF
National currency (symbol)$CHF
National currency rate to USD1.30.9875



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