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Brief History. The East India Company founded Singapore in 1819, coming under the control of the British crown 6 years later. The Japanese occupied Singapore during World War II but the British regained control in 1945. In 1945, it became a British colony. Fourteen years later, Singapore was declared a self-governing parliamentary democracy as part of the British Commonwealth. Independence was achieved in 1965. The same prime minister served from 1965 until his resignation in 1990 and he oversaw Singapore's growth to economic powerhouse status in Asia (and also its position as an enormously authoritarian country, strictly governed and maintained.)

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Country Information

Local name: Singapore

Capital: Singapore

Population: 4,492,150

Government: parliamentary republic

Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)

Land size: 692.7 sq km

Topography: lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve

Typical foods: Hainanese chicken rice, laksa, chilli crab

Major exports: machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels

Information on the People

Official language: Mandarin 35%

Other languages spoken: English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%

Religions: Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8%

Literacy rate: 92.5%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.96 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 74.73 years

Ethnic groups: Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4%

Internet users: 2,421,800

Famous people: Goh Chok Tong, Lee Kuan Yew

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