Singapore

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Ramit Kalra (5717805)Jinapa Manayingjaloenchai ( 5717327)

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Table of Contents

- -46History (Ramit)(Pg )

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- 10Politics (Ramit) (pg )

- 11Government (Ramit) (pg )

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c) Proverty , (Ramit) employment and povert ( 1 3 )

Culture and Demographics (Ramit and Jinapa -) ( 15 17 )pg

1Population and demographics (Jinapa Pg4)

15Religion (Ramit pg )

16Cuisine (Jinapa pg )

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20Education (Ramit )

21Conclusion (Jinapa )

-2224Sources (Ramit, Jinpa, Pg )

History of Singapore- Singapore was a British

1colony. [ ]

It was originally under

   control of Sumatran Srivijaya

Empire, later the Dutch and then

1the British.[ ]

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a treaty with Sultan Hussein Shah who

ruled Johor.

Thus the island became a British colony.

Singapore was invaded by Japan and was briefl9

  under Japanese control. The British repossessed

    1945it in September , after the Surrender of J 2apan. [ ]

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This is a march after Japan occupied Singapore. [2]

History

It later was later autonomous under Britis 3h rule. [ ]

It later formed a country by joining Malays ia and then later split and became it’s own

country. This was a harsh time for Singapo 4re. [ ]

There were many political parties but it lat er became basically a dictatorship under c

5ontrol by Lee Kuan Yew. [ ]

Flag of Singapore

Red represents "universal brotherhood and equality of man”. White represents: “pervading and everlasting purity and virtue”. The stars stand for the nation's concepts and virtues of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. [6]

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Geography and Climate

Geography and Climate

Singapore is an island that is urbanised. It is a city-state. Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor. [7] The climate is moderate and tropical. Singapore is located near the equator.

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Politics

Singapore’s most famous p olitician is Lee Kuan Yew9

He is often regarded as the dictator of Singapore. He w

as succeeded by   Goh Chok Tong and then by Lee Kuan Yew’ s son   Lee Hsien Loon

g. [9]

- Singapore is a multi party c ountry on paper. However it

is often accused of being a s ingle party country controll

ed by Lee Kuan Yew’s party “ ’ ” . [9 ]

The government restricts fr eedom of speech heavily an

d places tight control over t 9he country. [ ]

These are controversial opi nions held by many people. Many others disagree and d 9ispute these claims.[ ]

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Government The country has a prime minister and p

10resident. [ ]

There is a cabinet formed from which p 1arty gains the majority in an election. [

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1It is part of the UK common wealth. [1 ]

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Economy and Industry

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Singapore possesses a strongly developed economy. It is a prosperous And a wealthly country. It is the only first world country in SEA. It posseses a highly educated populace and skilled workforce. It is an economic hub.It has low taxes, business friendly laws and systems, low corruption, and an open market. [ 12]It has few natural resources and has made it’s way through being a trade port, hub, finance and banking, and similar services.[13]

Main exports are electronics, chemicals and services. It imports basically everything else. [13]

Economy: Proverty, employ ment and unemployment

Singapore has an unemployment rate of 19 14. percent. [ ]

It has hard to gauge the poverty in Singap ore. It has been claimed that the governm

ent suppresses information on this. It has 1a big gap between the rich and poor. [5] http://

www.tradingeconomics.com/singapore/unemployment-rate

Culture: Population and demographics

The population of singapore

- Singapore is the i land that is have a peopl 508es stay more then . million and hav

e many nationality such as chinese,Malay and indie although peoples difference

nationality

.But everybody can live peacefully

  MarayuMarayu came to stay at Singapore

in the firth and Singapore’s peoples accou nt marayu’speoples is local peoples in Sin

9999999   ChineseChinese people began to visit Sing

14apore century and when the Singapo - re economy are grown up chinese people

came to stay in Singapore more and more until the big group of singspore county.

  IndiaThere are not many Indians in Singap

ore The current new generation of Indian l 100 1ook they self is a % of Singaporeans.[

6]

    

Culture: Demographics of Religion

15Religion in Singapore, census of those 2010or older ( )

     333Buddhism ( . %)

     51Hinduism ( . %)

     113Protestantism ( . %)

     71Catholicism ( . %)

    Taoism (10.9%)

     147Islam ( . %)

   ( 0 .7 %)

     170 17Not religious ( . %) [ ]

aNatioanl foods

(Singapore)

  9laksa”

Laksa is a some of the fam ous and national dish of Si

ngapore laksa which is a c ombination of chinese and

Malaysia it is a spicy noodl e soup and in the soup of l

- aksa it have coconut milk is make the taste full of de

licious and laksa look like t omyum kung in Thailand.

 

9 Chi l i cr ab”

Chilli crab is the unofficial national dish of Singapor

1e. And it is the top dish of the street food list in Si

ngapore.it is a most famo us street food in the world

belongs to the small islan d also. The food made by t

he chef name is cheryam i 1950n year .you can f

ind the chili crab all of rest aurants or the street food

is easy to find in Singapor99

National flower and Land M ark Location

9999 99999999999 The singapore’s national flower is vend mi

ss Joaquim also known as the Singapore or chid and the princess aloha orchid. Miss jo

aquim bred this orchid which carries her n ame and the flowers were full bloom, dura bility and throughout the year it reflect of f

urtherance and consummate of economic9 99 999999999

When you’re in the vicinity of the Merlion Park and One Fullerton, it’s hard to miss out on the iconic symbol a lion’s head and a fish’s bodyFrom here, you can enjoy breathtaking views of the Marina Bay.Jinapa m http://www.makemytrip.com/travel-guide/singapore/ 14 fabruary

Industry: An example of anIndustry

HEALTHCARE IN SINGAPORE

Singapore is well known for it’s health tourism. T his is when people fly to another country for chea per medical costs.

Singapore has the 4th best health industry in theworld.[18]

 “ The healthcare system is split into 6 regional he althcare systems, anchored by a regional Hospita

l working with a variety of Primary, Intermediate - and Long Term care sector and support services t

-  o deliver patient centric care. ”[18]

https://www.edb.gov.sg/content/edb/en/industries/industries/healthcare.html

Industry: An example of anIndustry

HEALTHCARE IN SINGAPORE

Singapore possess es public and privat

18e hospitals.[ ]

The government su bsides healthcare a

nd has a special sy stem set up to mak

e sure it’s denizens are well covered. [

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Singapore’s health care industry is inn

ovative and does a 1lot of research. [

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Education

  Education in Singapore is managed by the  Ministry of Education.

The government monitors provides fundin g and monitors all schools even private on

es.

20Education is percent of the budget.

There are heavy subsides available to sch ools and scholarships given out to excelle

nt students.

Students are taught English and then their mother tongue as their secondary langua

999 9 Singapore's education system has been

- 20described as "world leading" and in 10was among those picked out for comm

endation by the former British Tory educat   19ion secretary Michael Gove.” [ ]

Conclusion

1Strength is .singapore have a highly skil 2led workers Singapore have a political

3stability . A location conducive to a mari time center.

1And weakness . The high cost of living. 2 3.The high cost of doing business .depen

on important raw materials and labor clas9

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