Singapore: Statistical Overview

Capital: Singapore

Population

Total Population: 5,917,648

Natural Increase: 4.9%

Density: 7,851 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 100.0%

Population of main cities: Singapore is a city state (5,685,800)

Ethnic Origins: 74.3% of Chinese origin, 13.5% of Malay origin, 9% of Indian origin and 3.2% of other origins. (Statistics Singapore)

Official Language: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil.

Other Languages Spoken: Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew, other Chinese dialects.

Business Language(s): English is the most commonly spoken language. It unites the different ethnic groups and business community.

Religion: Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity and other religious communities, including Jews, Sikhs, Jains, etc.

Local Time:

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Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Country Overview

Area: 728 km²

Type of State: Singapore is a parliamentary republic with a dominant-party political system.

Type of Economy: High-income economy.
Southeast Asia's regional hub ; hi-tech and wealthy city-state. Economy based on banking and financial services, shipyards and oil refining. The leading world port in tons of goods transported.

HDI*: 0.912/1

HDI (World Rank): 11/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Singapore, dial 001
To call Singapore, dial +65

Internet Suffix: .sg

Computers: 74.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 37.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 74.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	359,266	329,830	406,226	475,578	423,448
Exports of Goods (million USD)	390,763	362,534	457,357	515,802	476,252
Imports of Services (million USD)	206,508	210,642	247,003	294,949	295,498
Exports of Services (million USD)	219,792	216,739	282,559	336,511	328,033

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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