Singapore Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Singapore Country Formation Date 1965 Singapore Malaysia August 9, 1965

Database: World's Busiest Airports

Record Name Year City Country Region State Province Source Airport Passenger Traffic Rank
SINGAPORE, SN (SIN) Airport Traffic 2006 Singapore Singapore Asia Airport Council International SINGAPORE, SN (SIN) 35 033 083 22

Database: Scientific Names of Spices and Herbs

Record Name Herb Scientific Name
Singapore Shower Singapore Shower Senna surattensis

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Singapore Singapore 5.3 Wikipedia

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Singapore Singapore Singapore Asia 413 412 1 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Singapore Life Expectancy Singapore World Fact Book 81.80 5

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Singapore Oil Production Singapore 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 8,290

Database: World's Tallest Buildings

Record Name City Country Height in Meters Height in Feet
OUB Centre Singapore Singapore 280 919

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Singapore Singapore 2007 8 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Singapore Singapore Singapore

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Singapore Singapore 2.70 2006 est. Wikipedia

Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits

Record Name Country Region Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent)
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Singapore Singapore Asia 0.08

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Singapore Literacy Rate Singapore UNESCO 93.9 percent 97 percent 90.8 percent 2005

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Singapore Railway Length Singapore 2006[citation needed] Train 177 Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
SG Singapore Singapore SG

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Singapore 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)

Record Name Country or Corporation Year GDP / sales ($million) Source
GDP Sales for Singapore (2000) Singapore 2000 84,945.00 Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations)

Database: Sucide Rates By Country

Record Name Country Source Year Male (per 100,000) Female (per 100,000)
SINGAPORE suicide rate Singapore World Health Organization 03 12.5 7.6

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Singapore Singapore n/a n/a 2.17 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Singapore Singapore Singapore 2002 693 4,452,732 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: Coin Mints of the World

Record Name Country City Address
Singapore Mint Singapore Singapore 249 Jalan Boon Lay, Singapore 2261, Republic of Singapore

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Singapore CO2 Carbon Emissions Singapore World Resources Institute 61,139.3 13.8137

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Singapore Ocean Coastline Length Singapore 193

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
SINGAPORE Inflation Rate Singapore International Monetary Fund 1.6 1.1 1 1.1

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for Singapore Singapore Singaporean A Levels

Database: Capital Cities of World Countries

Record Name Country Capital City Country Long Name FIPS code
Republic of Singapore (Singapore) Singapore Singapore Republic of Singapore SN

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Singapore Singapore S$ 100 cents dollar

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Singapore GDP Singapore 2005 The World Factbook 2006 124.3 billion 28,100 6.4 1.0

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