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Attribute
Singapore
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Taiwan
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Geography
Area (km²)71935,980
ContinentAsiaAsia
Land area (km²)70932,260
Water area (km²)103,720
Land boundaries (km)00
Coastline (km)1931566.3
Mean elevation (m)-1,150
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)1663,952
People
Population6,209,66023,603,049
Official languages
  • English
  • Malay
  • Mandarin
  • Tamil
  • Mandarin Chinese
ReligionBuddhistBuddhist
Government
Long country nameRepublic of Singapore-
Short country nameSingaporeTaiwan
Long local nameRepublic of Singapore-
Short local nameSingaporeTaiwan
Former name-
  • Formosa
Government typeParliamentary republicSemi-presidential republic
CapitalSingaporeTaipei
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)528,100,000,0001,189,000,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)323,900,000,000572,600,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.62.9
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)94,10050,500
Gross national saving (% of GDP)46.534.9
1Labor force3,657,00011,780,000
Unemployment rate (%)2.23.8
Population below poverty line (%)-1.5
Budget revenues (USD)50,850,000,00091,620,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)51,870,000,00092,030,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)3.3-
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.716
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-0.3-0.1
Public debt (% of GDP)111.135.7
Inflation rate (%)0.61.1
Central bank discount rate (%)2.151.38
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.282.63
Stock of narrow money (USD)137,400,000,000560,900,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)137,400,000,000560,900,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)471,200,000,000880,800,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)809,400,000,000851,200,000,000
Current account balance (USD)60,990,000,00082,880,000,000
Exports (USD)396,800,000,000349,800,000,000
Imports (USD)312,100,000,000259,000,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)279,900,000,000456,700,000,000
External debt (USD)566,100,000,000181,900,000,000
National currencySingapore dollarsNew Taiwan dollars
National currency (code)SGDTWD
National currency (symbol)$NT$
National currency rate to USD1.330.68



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