Singapore, formally the Republic of Singapore (; Chinese: , Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó; , ), is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia. It is located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor, and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands. Its coordinates are , just 137 kilometres (85 miles) north of the Equator.

The site of several ancient port cities and a possession of several empires in its history, Singapore was a Malay fishing village when it was colonised by the United Kingdom in the 19th century. It was further occupied by the Japanese Empire in World War II, and was later part of the merger which established the Federation of Malaysia. When Singapore acquired independence, having few natural resources, it was sociopolitically volatile and economically undeveloped. Foreign investment and rapid government-led industrialisation has since created an economy which relies on exports of electronics and manufacturing primarily from its port.

More than 90% of Singapore's population lives in housing estates constructed by the Housing Development Board and nearly half uses the public transport system daily . As a result of public transport and environmental initiatives by government ministries, Singapore's pollution is mostly confined within the heavy industry area on Jurong Island. The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore established the city-state as a representative democracy. Singapore initially undertook a democratic socialist policy shortly after its independence, adopting a welfare system. However, the government has since become more conservative than it was at the founding of the republic. Singapore faces criticism for being a reduced democracy because of its dominant-party system and has attracted controversy for some of its policies.

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Vuelos Ciudad De Mexico - Singapore. (MEX-SIN) Precio medio a las 09:56: 1060 EUR http://tinyurl.com/yfro575
vuelosdesdeMEX (CVB Ciudad de México) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:56:06 -0000
Vuelos Ciudad De Mexico - Singapore. (MEX-SIN) Precio medio a las 09:56: 1060 EUR http://tinyurl.com/yfro575
ka' @febyriz apa kbar ? jadi ke singapore ?
yuuraa (asyura triana) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:56:01 -0000
ka' @febyriz apa kbar ? jadi ke singapore ?
FYI, Bring a brolly! Singapore Weather Nowcast till 7pm. Showers islandwide. http://app2.nea.gov.sg/3hnowcast.aspx
pilotjo (pilotjo) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:55:38 -0000
FYI, Bring a brolly! Singapore Weather Nowcast till 7pm. Showers islandwide. http://app2.nea.gov.sg/3hnowcast.aspx
#singapore #news 伦敦Sotheby's今拍卖乾隆玉玺　再惹中国文物拍卖争议: 伦敦Sotheby's拍卖行今日拍卖乾隆“八征耄念之宝”御宝交龙钮和田青玉玺。中国政府官方和文物界尚未对苏富比此举发表意 http://url4.eu/hCEt
sglatestnews (sglatestnews) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:55:23 -0000
#singapore #news 伦敦Sotheby's今拍卖乾隆玉玺　再惹中国文物拍卖争议: 伦敦Sotheby's拍卖行今日拍卖乾隆“八征耄念之宝”御宝交龙钮和田青玉玺。中国政府官方和文物界尚未对苏富比此举发表意 http://url4.eu/hCEt
@nurfitriyani pittt si anti sama pacarnya juga ke singapore. Ketemuan gih!
gynaecia (gynaecia lamsu) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:54:52 -0000
@nurfitriyani pittt si anti sama pacarnya juga ke singapore. Ketemuan gih!
APEC CEO Summit in Singapore sees record turnout of leaders http://tinyurl.com/ykgkwfc
China_Daily (China Daily) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:54:28 -0000
APEC CEO Summit in Singapore sees record turnout of leaders http://tinyurl.com/ykgkwfc

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