The Republic of Singapore
The Republic of Singapore
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Some statistics
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An island country
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Southern tip of the Malay peninsula
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Total area of 710 km2and a population of
5 312 400
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Population density 7 315/ km2
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A brief history of Singapore
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Comes from the Malay wordSingapura
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British colony in 1819
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Occupied by Japan in 1942-1945
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1959 self-governing state
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1963 joined Malaysia
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1965 complete independence
Legal system
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Legal system based on English common
law
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Trial by jury removed in 1970
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Caning
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Mandatory death penalty
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"Possibly the highest execution rate in the
world relative to its population"
Economy
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Location made it an important trading post
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In 2011 ranked 2ndfreest economy
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Singaporean dollar
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Port of Singapore
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Worlds highest % of millionaires (1 out of 6)
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No minimum wage and high income
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