Itisnotedforitseffective,pragmaticandincorruptgovernanceandcivilservice,whichtogetherwithitsrapid

developmentpolicies,iswidelycitedasthe"Singaporemodel".Galluppollsshows84%ofitsresidents
expressedconfidenceinthenationalgovernment,and85%initsjudicialsystemsoneofthehighestratings
recorded.Singaporehassignificantinfluenceonglobalaffairsrelativetoitssize,leadingsomeanalyststo
classifyitasamiddlepower.ItisrankedasAsia'smostinfluentialcityand4thintheworldbyForbes.
Singaporeisaunitary,multiparty,parliamentaryrepublic,withaWestminstersystemofunicameral
parliamentarygovernment,butisclassifiedasbeing"partlyfree"byFreedomHouse.ThePeople'sActionParty
haswoneveryelectionsinceselfgovernmentin1959.OneofthefivefoundingmembersoftheASEAN,
SingaporeisalsothehostoftheAsiaPacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)Secretariat,andamemberofthe
EastAsiaSummit,NonAlignedMovement,andtheCommonwealthofNations.

Contents
1 Etymology
2 History
3 Governmentandpolitics
3.1 Foreignrelations
3.2 Military
4 Geography
4.1 Climate
4.2 Biodiversity
5 Economy
5.1 Preindependenceeconomy
5.2 Moderndayeconomy
5.3 Industrysectors
6 Infrastructure
6.1 Informationandcommunications
6.2 Transport
6.3 Watersupplyandsanitation
7 Demographics
7.1 Religion
7.2 Languages
7.3 Employment
8 Education
9 Health
10 Culture
10.1 Languages,religions,andcultures

EnglishMalay
MandarinTamil
Officialscripts

Ethnicgroups

Roman(Latin)
SimplifiedChinese
Tamil
74.1%Chinese
13.4%Malay
9.2%Indian
3.3%others

Demonym

Singaporean

Government

Unitarydominantparty
parliamentaryrepublic
TonyTan
LeeHsienLoong
HalimahYacob

President
PrimeMinister
Speakerof
Parliament
ChiefJustice

SundareshMenon

Legislature

Parliament

Formation
Temasek

c.2ndcentury[2]

Kingdomof
Singapura
British
colonisation
Selfgovernment

1299[3][4][5]

Independencefrom
UnitedKingdom
Mergerwith
Malaysia
Expulsionfrom
Malaysia

31August1963[8]

Area
Total
Population
2015[9]estimate

6February1819[6]
3June1959[7]

16September1963[8]
9August1965[8]

719.1km2[9](176th)
278sqmi
5,610,000(113th)