Singapore- Essay
SINGAPORE
Table of Contents
Introduction3-4
The Education in Singapore5
School grades6
Top Universities 7
Scholarship 8
Government Scholarship9
Private funds9
The government of Singapore10-11
Ministries and responsibilities of ministers12
Culture and truism 13-15 language16 religion16-19 art20-21 The economy in Singapore21-22 budgeting and planning22
Labor23
Foreign labor23
Trading partner24
Currency, trade and investment regulation 25
Financial Center Development25
Singapore’s GDP and import and export 26-28
The Environment of Singapore 28
Climate overview28-29
Singapore’s Geography29
Conclusion30
References31
Introduction Republic of Singapore is a Southeast Asian island city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. In Sanskrit, the name of the country means "Lion City". It is made up of made up of 63 islands which has land area of 693 sq. kilometres. The country is highly urbanised with very little primary rainforest remaining, although more land is being created for development through land reclamation.Singapore is the world 's fourth leading financial centre, and its port is one of the five busiest ports in the world. The British obtained sovereignty over the island in 1824 and Singapore became one of the British Straits Settlements in 1826. Occupied by the Japanese in World War II, Singapore declared independence, uniting with other former British territories to form Malaysia in 1963, although it was separated from Malaysia two years later, Since then it has had a massive increase in wealth, and is one of the Four Asian Tigers.
Singapore is one of the five founding members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN); the country is also the host of the APEC Secretariat, and a member of the East Asia Summit, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Commonwealth.
The population is highly diverse; the majority are Chinese with almost 75% of the total population, while Malays and Indians forming significant
Table of Contents
Introduction3-4
The Education in Singapore5
School grades6
Top Universities 7
Scholarship 8
Government Scholarship9
Private funds9
The government of Singapore10-11
Ministries and responsibilities of ministers12
Culture and truism 13-15 language16 religion16-19 art20-21 The economy in Singapore21-22 budgeting and planning22
Labor23
Foreign labor23
Trading partner24
Currency, trade and investment regulation 25
Financial Center Development25
Singapore’s GDP and import and export 26-28
The Environment of Singapore 28
Climate overview28-29
Singapore’s Geography29
Conclusion30
References31
Introduction Republic of Singapore is a Southeast Asian island city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. In Sanskrit, the name of the country means "Lion City". It is made up of made up of 63 islands which has land area of 693 sq. kilometres. The country is highly urbanised with very little primary rainforest remaining, although more land is being created for development through land reclamation.Singapore is the world 's fourth leading financial centre, and its port is one of the five busiest ports in the world. The British obtained sovereignty over the island in 1824 and Singapore became one of the British Straits Settlements in 1826. Occupied by the Japanese in World War II, Singapore declared independence, uniting with other former British territories to form Malaysia in 1963, although it was separated from Malaysia two years later, Since then it has had a massive increase in wealth, and is one of the Four Asian Tigers.
Singapore is one of the five founding members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN); the country is also the host of the APEC Secretariat, and a member of the East Asia Summit, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Commonwealth.
The population is highly diverse; the majority are Chinese with almost 75% of the total population, while Malays and Indians forming significant