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          AREA ................................................
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          693 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          4.353.893 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          6282,7 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Singapore 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Singapore dollar (SGD)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          28077 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,64 (25th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Singapore Strait 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Bukit Timah 166 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .sg
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +65
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