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*southeast asian city-state*
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(i/ˈsɪŋɡəpɔːr/), officially the republic of singapore, and often referred to as the lion city, the garden city, and the red dot
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(“singapore” is a ‘global city’ and ‘sovereign state’ in ‘southeast asia’ and the world’s only ‘island city-state’)
(it lies 1 degree (or ‘137 km’) north of the ‘equator’ at the southernmost tip of ‘continental asia’ and ‘peninsular malaysia’, with indonesia’s ‘riau islands’ to the ‘south’)
(singapore’s territory consists of the diamond-shaped ‘main island’ and ’62 islets’)
(since ‘independence’, extensive ‘land reclamation’ has increased its ‘total size by ‘23%’ (or 130 km2), and its ‘greening policy’ has covered the densely populated island with ‘tropical flora’, ‘parks’, and ‘gardens’)
(the islands were settled from the ‘second century AD’ by a series of ‘local empires’)
(in ‘1819’, ‘sir stamford raffles’ founded modern ‘singapore’ as a ‘trading post’ of the ‘east india company’; after the ‘company’ collapsed, the islands were ceded to ‘britain’ and became part of its ‘straits settlements in ‘1826’)
(during ‘World War II’, ‘singapore’ was occupied by ‘japan’)
(it gained independence from ‘britain’ in ‘1963’, by uniting with other former ‘british territories’ to form ‘malaysia’, but was expelled 2 years later over ‘ideological differences’)
(after early years of ‘turbulence’, and despite lacking ‘natural resources’ and a ‘hinterland’, the nation developed rapidly as an ‘asian tiger economy’, based on ‘external trade’ and its ‘human capital’)
(‘singapore’ is a global ‘commerce’, ‘finance’, and ‘transport’ hub)
(its standings include: “easiest place to do business” (by the ‘world bank’) for 10 consecutive years, most “‘technology-ready’ nation” (by the ‘WEF’), “top ‘international-meetings’ city” (by the ‘UIA’), “city with ‘best investment potential'” (by ‘BERI’), “2nd-most competitive country” (by the ‘WEF’), “3rd-largest foreign exchange center”, “3rd-largest financial center”, “3rd-largest “oil ‘refining’ and ‘trading’ center”, and 1 of the “top 2 busiest ‘container ports'” since the ‘1990s’)
(singapore’s best known global brands include ‘singapore airlines’ and ‘changi airport’, both amongst the ‘most-awarded’ in their ‘industry’; ‘SIA’ is also rated by fortune surveys as asia’s “most admired company”)
(for the past ‘decade’, it has been the only ‘asian country’ with the ‘top AAA sovereign rating’ from all major ‘credit rating agencies’, including ‘S&P’, ‘moody’s’, and ‘fitch’)
(‘singapore’ ranks high on its ‘national social policies’, leading ‘asia’ and ’11th globally’, on the ‘human development index’ (UN), notably on key measures of ‘education’, ‘healthcare’, ‘life expectancy’, ‘quality of life’, ‘personal safety’, and ‘housing’)
(although ‘income inequality’ is high, 90% of ‘citizens’ own their ‘homes’, and the country has one of the highest ‘per capita incomes’, with ‘low taxes’)
(the ‘cosmopolitan nation’ is home to ‘5.5 million residents’, 38% of whom are ‘permanent residents’ and other ‘foreign nationals’)
(‘singaporeans’ are mostly ‘bilingual’ in a ‘mother-tongue’ language and ‘english’ as their ‘common language’)
(its ‘cultural diversity’ is reflected in its extensive ethnic”hawker” cuisine and ‘major festivals’ — ‘chinese’ / ‘malay’ / ‘indian’ ‘western’ — which are all ‘national holidays’)
(in 2015, ‘lonely planet’ and the new york times listed ‘singapore’ as their ‘top’ and ‘6th’ best ‘world destination to visit’ respectively)
(the nation’s core principles are ‘meritocracy’, ‘multiculturalism’, and ‘secularism’)
(*:sounds like my kinda town!*”)
(“thanks frank!”)
(it is noted for its ‘effective’, ‘pragmatic’, and ‘incorrupt’ governance and ‘civil service’, which together with its ‘rapid development policies’, is widely cited as the “singapore model”)
(“gallup polls” shows 84% of its ‘residents’ expressed ‘confidence’ in the ‘national government’, and ‘85%’ in its ‘judicial systems’ — one of the highest ratings recorded)
(‘singapore’ has significant influence on ‘global affairs’ relative to its ‘size’, leading some ‘analysts’ to classify it as a ‘middle power’)
(it is ranked as asia’s ‘most influential city’ and ‘4th’ in the ‘world’ by “forbes”)
(‘singapore’ is a “‘unitary’ / ‘multiparty’ / ‘parliamentary’ republic”, with a ‘westminster system’ of ‘unicameral parliamentary government’)
(the “People’s Action Party” has won every ‘election’ since ‘self-government’ in ‘1959’)
(“sounds awfully ‘fishy’ to me..’authoritarianism’ disguised as a ‘democracy’?)
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(1 of the 5 ‘founding members’ of the ‘ASEAN’, ‘singapore’ is also the host of the ‘asia-pacific economic cooperation’ (aka ‘APEC’) secretariat, and a member of the “east asia summit”, “non-aligned movement”, and the “commonwealth of nations”)
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👈👈👈☜*“MARITIME SOUTHEAST ASIA”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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