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Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Xinjiapo Gongheguo (Chinese)
Republik Singapura (Malay)
Singapur Kutiyarasu (Tamil)
Political Status: Independent republic within the Commonwealth since August 9, 1965.
Area: 246 sq. mi. (636 sq. km.), including adjacent islets that encompass some 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km.).
Population: 4,017,733 (2000C); 4,296,000 (2005E). Both figures include nonresidents, who totaled 754,524 in 2000.
Major Urban Center (2005E): SINGAPORE (urban area, 4,296,000).
Official Languages: Chinese (Mandarin is the preferred form), English, Malay, Tamil.
Monetary Unit: Singapore Dollar (market rate July 1, 2006: 1.58 dollars = $1US).
President: Sellapan Ramanathan NATHAN; declared president-elect on August 18, 1999, by Presidential Elections Commission, which had ruled other potential nominees ineligible; inaugurated on September 1 for a six-year term, succeeding ONG Teng Cheong; declared president for a second term on August 17, 2005, by the Presidential Elections ...