Singapore, formally the Republic of Singapore (; Chinese: , Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó; , ), is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia. It is located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor, and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands. Its coordinates are , just 137 kilometres (85 miles) north of the Equator.

The site of several ancient port cities and a possession of several empires in its history, Singapore was a Malay fishing village when it was colonised by the United Kingdom in the 19th century. It was further occupied by the Japanese Empire in World War II, and was later part of the merger which established the Federation of Malaysia. When Singapore acquired independence, having few natural resources, it was sociopolitically volatile and economically undeveloped. Foreign investment and rapid government-led industrialisation has since created an economy which relies on exports of electronics and manufacturing primarily from its port.

More than 90% of Singapore's population lives in housing estates constructed by the Housing Development Board and nearly half uses the public transport system daily . As a result of public transport and environmental initiatives by government ministries, Singapore's pollution is mostly confined within the heavy industry area on Jurong Island. The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore established the city-state as a representative democracy. Singapore initially undertook a democratic socialist policy shortly after its independence, adopting a welfare system. However, the government has since become more conservative than it was at the founding of the republic. Singapore faces criticism for being a reduced democracy because of its dominant-party system and has attracted controversy for some of its policies.

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WTS Iphone 3GS 16gb, Singtel Singapore, FU (bisa semua simcard), BARU http://tinyurl.com/ykn559l
fp_pnp (Forumponsel PnP) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:45 -0000
WTS Iphone 3GS 16gb, Singtel Singapore, FU (bisa semua simcard), BARU http://tinyurl.com/ykn559l
still remmember next year at april i think our choir members are going to SYF means good like to me....
kellyannkrisel (kelly ann krisel ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:33 -0000
still remmember next year at april i think our choir members are going to SYF means<Singapore Youth Festival> good like to me....
Getting ready to enjoy another networking night in Singapore...
jameswith (James With) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:08 -0000
Getting ready to enjoy another networking night in Singapore...
#singapore #news Costly nap for driver: A DRIVER, who was not feeling well, parked his car at a Spottiswoode carpark to http://url4.eu/hhSL
sglatestnews (sglatestnews) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:07 -0000
#singapore #news Costly nap for driver: A DRIVER, who was not feeling well, parked his car at a Spottiswoode carpark to http://url4.eu/hhSL
#singapore #news Wife admits poisoning man: A WOMAN confessed to poisoning her husband when quizzed by a police officer, http://url4.eu/hhSK
sglatestnews (sglatestnews) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:07 -0000
#singapore #news Wife admits poisoning man: A WOMAN confessed to poisoning her husband when quizzed by a police officer, http://url4.eu/hhSK
#singapore #news Trio fled with gold bangles: THREE men, posing as customers at a Chinatown goldsmith shop, fled off wit http://url4.eu/hhSJ
sglatestnews (sglatestnews) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:07 -0000
#singapore #news Trio fled with gold bangles: THREE men, posing as customers at a Chinatown goldsmith shop, fled off wit http://url4.eu/hhSJ

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