Key Statistics
Official Name – Republic of Singapore
Capital – Singapore
Independence – 1965
Population – 5,183,700
Total Area – 710 km
Language Spoken – English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil, Mandarin
Climate –
Summer (May/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep) 26 – 31
Autumn (Oct/Nov) 21 – 26
Winter (Dec/Jan/Feb) 10 – 18
Spring (Mar/Apr/May) 16 – 23
Economic Indicators
Currency – Singapore dollar (SGD)
Central Bank – Monetary Authority of Singapore
GDP – 27002 Billion US$
Inflation – 3.5%
Unemployment Rate – 2.1%
GDP Composition by Sector –
Agriculture: 0%
Industry: 28.3%
Services: 71.7% (2011 estimate)
Major Industries By Rating –
Singapore has a thriving economy based on international trade & finance. Annual trade trough the post is among the highest of any in the world.
Gas
Coal
Engineering
Food Processing
Iron & Steel
Biggest Companies in Singapore are as following –
Wilmar International (Food Processing)
SingTel (Telecommunications services)
DBS Group (Major Banks)
United Overseas Bank (Regional Banks)
Oversea-Chinese Banking (Major Banks)
Keppel (Conglomerates)
The Major Export Items & Its classifications are as follow –
Machinery and equipment (including electronics)
Consumer goods
Pharmaceuticals and other chemicals
Mineral fuels
Source –
GDP
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm
Central Bank
GDP Composition by Sector
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Inflation
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm
Unemployment Rate
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm
Biggest Companies
The Major Export Items & Its Classification
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
