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Attribute
Taiwan
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Singapore
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Geography
Area (km²)35,980719
ContinentAsiaAsia
Land area (km²)32,260709
Water area (km²)3,72010
Land boundaries (km)00
Coastline (km)1566.3193
Mean elevation (m)1,150-
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)3,952166
People
Population23,603,0496,209,660
Official languages
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • English
  • Malay
  • Mandarin
  • Tamil
ReligionBuddhistBuddhist
Government
Long country name-Republic of Singapore
Short country nameTaiwanSingapore
Long local name-Republic of Singapore
Short local nameTaiwanSingapore
Former name
  • Formosa
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Government typeSemi-presidential republicParliamentary republic
CapitalTaipeiSingapore
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)1,189,000,000,000528,100,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)572,600,000,000323,900,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.93.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)50,50094,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)34.946.5
Labor force11,780,0003,657,000
Unemployment rate (%)3.82.2
Population below poverty line (%)1.5-
Budget revenues (USD)91,620,000,00050,850,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)92,030,000,00051,870,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)-3.3
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)1615.7
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-0.1-0.3
Public debt (% of GDP)35.7111.1
Inflation rate (%)1.10.6
Central bank discount rate (%)1.382.15
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)2.635.28
Stock of narrow money (USD)560,900,000,000137,400,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)560,900,000,000137,400,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)880,800,000,000471,200,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)851,200,000,000809,400,000,000
Current account balance (USD)82,880,000,00060,990,000,000
Exports (USD)349,800,000,000396,800,000,000
Imports (USD)259,000,000,000312,100,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)456,700,000,000279,900,000,000
External debt (USD)181,900,000,000566,100,000,000
National currencyNew Taiwan dollarsSingapore dollars
National currency (code)TWDSGD
National currency (symbol)NT$$
National currency rate to USD30.681.3



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