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PHP Framework
Web application MVC framework for PHP4 and PHP5. Event driven, component based, AJAX compatible. |
| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Singapore |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | name: Singapore geographic coordinates: 1 17 N, 103 51 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 4,553,009 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +8 |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia see map |
| Area | total: 692.7 sq km land: 682.7 sq km water: 10 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census) |
| Religions | 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) |
| Languages | 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% (2000 census) |
| Government type | parliamentary republic |
| National holiday | National Day, 9 August (1965) |
| Constitution | 3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution) |
| Legal system | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Background | Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe. |
| Internet country code | .sg |
