Singapore at a glance

Singapore is a lovely home for his people and a vibrant and exciting destination for visitors.

Economy: Singapore may be small in size, but with a GDP per capita of $48.900, is one of the richest countries. Being a business that attracts a large number of foreign year investors-friendly economy, one world's busiest ports, one fifth of containers in the world and the fourth largest foreign exchange centre, commercial shipping country today is a prestige Center and prosperous for the refinery of oil, trade, finance, Commerce and communications.

People: Multirracial, multinationals, and multi-ethnic population of 4.8 million prominently is characterized by its great cultural diversity. Multiple languages and dialects are spoken here, including English, Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin, Tamil, and most controversial Singlish. The people celebrate their ethnic groups and religions, with the most important day of new year, Chinese new year, Vesak Day, national day, Hari Raya Puasa, Diwali, Hari Raya Haji and Christmas day are specific festivals.

Government: Government Singapore has been hailed as one of the Government politically more transparent and less corrupt in the world. It has a parliamentary form of Government with a Legislative Chamber following the Westminster, where members of Parliament are rated in general election of regulating system. Prime Minister heads the Cabinet of Singapore and exerts the executives of State, while the President, who is elected every four years by Parliament, is largely a ceremonial role. People's action party or the PAP dominates the Government.

Law and order: with strong criminal and rigorous sanctions of repression, the rate of crime here is one of the lowest in the world. The scrupulously clean surroundings are the result of a very strict management, which imposes fines up to $1000 to put garbage in the streets or even public shame by recidivism, whereby the cuttings are doing a public wearing a shirt of brightly coloured spectacle and spend a few hours to clean a public area. There are severe penalties for drug-trafficking, including the death penalty.

Housing: Most (80%) of its inhabitants living in public housing, better known as HDB (Housing Development Council) floors, with each unit has an area of 70 square meters to 110 square metres of space and costs between $100 000 to $500, 000. Each residential estate is set with all the comforts such markets, schools, clinics, recreational areas and food. Other private housing districts of condos, apartments, houses, terraced houses, bungalows and tent terrace houses.

Transport: Singapore boasts one of the finest and most technologically advanced in the world transport systems. The MRT (mass rapid transit) train, the wide network of buses and taxis taxis are all connected to each part of the island, making residential and commercial centres within a short walk from travellers. To maintain a reliable and efficient transport system, various measures to alleviate traffic congestion and these include the control of the vehicle with a quota system and electronic Road pricing system application population growth.

Food paradise: with a wide range of options - restaurants, cafes, shops coffee (kopitiam) and hawker placed at each corner, you will understand why so many here eat away from home. Singapore food is easily available and affordable. And this melting pot of Asian and Western eating cultures, it will be altered to election - rice, noodles, pasta, hotpots, sushi, tapas, seafood, dim-sum, desserts, etc, the name. Kitchen options are wild - traditional cuisine such as China, India Malaysia, to more exotic cuisines including Peranakan, Mediterranean, Spanish, Russian, etc.

Shoppers Haven: most coveted mega premier Singapore Orchard Road shopping belt large houses as Ion Orchard shopping centers, 313 of @ Somerset, the Plaza de Oriente, Paragon, the city of Ann Ngee of Takashimaya, Wisma Atria, where you will find designer brands and high range of world leaders. If prefer you, you can also buy one neighbourhood, large shopping centres are island (Parkway Parade, point Jurong, tion Bahru Plaza, Junction 8, white sands, etc.). The annual sale of large Singapore held from late May until the end of July, offers the nation awaited discounts usually ranging from 20% to 70%. Relatively cheap electronics products as accessories PC, mobile phones, laptops, etc. are among the hottest shopping articles for tourists.

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Ruth Tan resides in Singapore and blogs regularly about Singapore on his blog impressive, beautiful - MySingapore. For more news and images of Singapore, visit: http://www.mysingapore-blog.com