3. Singapore, an island city-state was founded as a British trading colony in 1819.
It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but was ousted two years later and became independent in
1965.
Singapore a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population, and is a global
commerce, financial and transportation.
the country has ranked high on the national policy of its leading in Asia and 11th worldwide on the
Human Development Index (UN), especially on the important step of education, health, life expectancy,
quality of life, personal safety housing.
Background
4. Area : Total 719.1 km2
Population : 2015 estimate 5,535,000
Currency: Singapore Dollar
Capital : Singapore
Official languages :
1. English 2. Mandarin
3. Tamil 4. Malay
Geography and Climate of Singapore
Location:
Southeastern Asia,
island between
Malaysia and Indonesia.
5. Climate:
Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate with no distinctive seasons.
Uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity, and abundant rainfall. Temperatures
usually range from 22 to 35 °C (72 to 95 °F).
April and May are the hottest months, with the wetter monsoon season from
November to January.
Natural Resources:
Fish, Deep-water ports, Coal, oil and natural gas, but in very limited amounts
Environment Issues:
From July to October, there is often haze caused by bush fires in neighboring Indonesia,
usually from the island of Sumatra
Industrial pollution( limited natural freshwater resources, limited land availability
presents waste disposal problem.)
6. IV. FLAG
RED : Universal brotherhood & Equality
WHITE : Everlasting of purity & Virtue
CRESENT : A young nation on the ascendant
5 STARS : Nation ideas of Democracy, Peace,
Progress, Justice & Equality
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7. Singapore has a strong education system, and has been recognized around the world.
Singapore's students set their goals high and achieve good results.
They have a good school with qualified leaders and teachers with expertise from abroad
and schools that are among the best places in the world.
EDUCATION OF SINGAPORE
8. * Starts- 7.30 am Ends- 2.30 pm
* A Singaporean student spends 9hours in school, then
goes to a community centre for career plan.
* After that, you have to practice your piano or ballet. You
wind down your day with 3-5 more hours of homework.
* School terms in Singapore begin on 2nd January each
year.
* 9 Month . January – September
*SINGAPORE
* EDUCATION SYSTEM
9. SOCIETYAND CULTURE
Singapore is a multi-nationals country such as Chinese, Malaysian and Indian. Culture of
Singapore is a combination of European and Asian culture. Influenced by Malay, South Asia, East
Asia and Asian culture.
Estimate 2015
13. Country name: Republic of Singapore
Government type: Parliamentary republic
Capital: Singapore
Separation of Powers:
Executive:
Head of State:
President: Tony Tan Keng Yam
Head of Government:
Priminister: Lee Hsien Loong
Legislative
Judicial
Independence Day 9 August 1965
National Symbols
Flag of Singapore
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
14. PEOPLE’S ACTION PARTY
PAP logo
Founded 1954, by Lee Kuan Yew.
Has been the governing political party of Singapore since
1959.
One of Singapore’s two biggest parties; the other is the
Workers’ Party.
15. TONY TAN KENG YAM
THE PRESIDENT – TONG TAN KENG YAM
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Born 7 February 1940.
7th and current President of Singapore since
1 September 2011
Also served as Chairman of Singapore’s National Research Foundation, and as
Deputy Chairman of the Research, Innovation, and Enterprise.
Lee Kuan Yew mentioned him as his first choice to be his successor as PM of
Singapore, but he refused the offer.
16. THE PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG
Born 10 February 1952.
3rd and current PM of Singapore since 2004.
Older son of Lee Kuan Yew, the first PM of Singapore.
As the Secretary General of the People’s Action Party (PAP),
he became PM in August 2004, and succeeded Goh Chok
Tong (Wu Zuodong).
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LEE HSIEN LOONG
17. Economy of Singapore
The economy of Singapore is a major Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflow financier in the world.
Singapore has also benefited from the inward flow of FDI from global investors and institutions due to her highly
attractive investment climate and a stable political environment.
Import Commodities :
Machinery and equipment
Mineral fuels
Chemicals
Foodstuffs
Consumer goods
Export Commodities:
Machinery and equipment (including
electronics and telecommunications)
Pharmaceuticals and other chemicals
Refined petroleum products,
foodstuffs and beverages.
Malaysia was Singapore’s main Import
source, as well as, it is largest export market,
absorbing 12% of Singapore’s export.
18. Imports: S$463.779 billion
Import goods
- Machinery and Equipment
- Mineral Fuels
- Chemicals
- Foodstuffs
- Consumer Goods
Main import partners
- China 11.7%
- Malaysia 10.9%
- United States 10.4%
- South Korea 6.4%
- Japan 5.5%
- Indonesia 5.2%
- United Arab Emirates 4.4%
19. Tourism Sector
Merlion
Universal studio
Sentosa Island
Marina Bay sands
Largest casino
Highest rooftop pool
In the world.
20. SINGAPORE : TO BE READY FOR AEC AND SOLUTIONS
How Singapore be ready for AEC :
Ready Ready for jobs opportunities : Singapore has the good Education system which make
Singaporean easier to compete in jobs opportunities.
to be the City of ASEAN : Singapore is one of the most developed country in ASEAN so they
are trying to improve their transportation, securities and infrastructure to compete with
another developed countries to be the City of ASEAN.
Ready for competing in Business : While opening up to the market is highly encouraged for
the ten-member nations, adapting to the AEC may become a double-edged sword for
Singaporean businesses. So Singapore must be well-prepared to compete with those in
business.
21. How Singapore be ready for AEC : (Continued)
Ready for Tourism : Since Singapore is one of the beautiful country, It will try
everything to attract tourists to it country. Before entering another ASEAN countries,
tourists must cross Singapore first. So Singapore will take this opportunities to attract
the tourists to its country.
Ready for investment : While AEC reduce taxes of import and export in every ASEAN
countries, Singaporean Company take this chance to looking some ASEAN countries
to invest in.