GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $266.5 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $314.2 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $59,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Singapore
Population (Estimated July 2012): 5,353,494
Area: 710.2km2 or 274.2mi2
Currency: Singapore Dollar (S$)
Official Language: Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil and English
Political Information: Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 42.5% of the population are Buddhist, 14.9% are Muslim, 14.8% have no religious beliefs, 14.6% have other Christian beliefs, 13.2% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Bukit Timah (hill) at 166m or 545ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +8:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States:
Leaders: President Tony Tan; Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Additional: Gained independence from the Malaysian Federation on the 9th of August 1965
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Singapore (Xinjiapo Gongheguo (Mandarin Chinese); Republik Singapura (Malay); Cingkappur Kudiyarasu (Tamil); Republic of Singapore (English))
