PPT about Singapore

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5. • Singapore is the capital city of
Republic of Singapore.
• Singapore is one of only three
surviving city-states in the world.
• The national language of Singapore is
Malay. The four official languages of
the country are English, Chinese,
Tamil, and Malay.

6. • Sang Nila Utama, a prince from
Palembang, saw a creature he
thought was a lion and named the
island “Singapura” which means “Lion
City” in Sanskrit. However, there have
never been lions outside of captivity
in Singapore.
• Buildings in Singapore cannot be
higher than 280 metres. Currently,
there are three buildings of that
height – OUB Centre, UOB Plaza and
Republic Plaza.

7. • Located just 1 degree north of the
equator, it quite naturally enjoys a
tropical/equatorial climate.
• The weather is warm and humid all
year round. Rainfall is almost an
everyday phenomenon, even during
the non-monsoon period.
• April is the warmest month, January
is the coolest month and November
is the wettest month.

8. • The current population of
Singapore is 5,874,453 as of
Saturday, August 3, 2019, based on
the latest United Nations estimates.
• Singapore population is equivalent
to 0.08% of the total world
population.
• The median age in Singapore is
40.5 years.
POPULATION

9. • Chinese 74.3%
• Malay 13.4%
• Indian 9.1% (includes Sri Lankan)
• other 3.2% (2016 est.)
ETHNICITY

10. • Buddhist 33.9%
• Muslim 14.3%
• Taoist 11.3%
• Catholic 7.1%
• Hindu 5.2%
• other Christian 11%
• other 0.7%
• none 16.4% (2010 est.)
RELIGION

11. THE FLAG OF
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• The stripes of red and white,
represents universal brotherhood and
equality and for purity and virtue.
• In the upper hoist corner was a
crescent, which was defined as being
symbolic of the growth of a young
country.
• The crescent framed five stars
representing democracy, peace,
progress, justice, and equality.

12. CHANGIAIRPORT
• As of 1 March 2019, Changi Airport
serves more than 100 airlines flying
to 400 cities in around 100 countries
and territories worldwide. Each week,
about 7,400 flights land or depart
from Changi, or, about one every 80
seconds.
• Seventh busiest airport by
international passenger traffic in the
world and the third busiest in Asia.
• One of the busiest cargo airports in
the world, handling 2.150 million
tons of cargo in 2018.

13. CHANGIAIRPORT
• The airport has won over 594 awards
since its opening in 1981, including
30 "Best Airport" awards in 2018
alone.
• Changi Airport currently has four
terminals, T1, T2, T3, and T4, with a
total annual handling capacity of 80
million.
• Transport within and between these
terminals is also provided by people
movers and the sky train system.

15. FINANCIAL SERVICES
• Singapore is considered a global
financial center due to the excellent
financial services offered by their
banks and other financial
institutions.
• in the Global Financial Centers
Index of 2017, the nation was third
in terms of the competitiveness of
their financial sectors.

16. ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• Singapore is crucial in Asia as it is
both a primary hub of oil trading in
Asia as well as the pricing center.
• The oil industry contributes about
5% of the total gross domestic
product (GDP).

17. BIOTECHNOLOGY
• In the region, Singapore has the
largest biotechnology facilities.
• The government has been able to
bring foreign investors through
several ways such as the provision
of incentives to willing investors and
millions of dollars have been
pumped into improving the sector.

19. TOURISM AND MEDICAL TOURISM
• Tourism is another important sector
to the economy.
• Aside from the traditional tourism,
Singapore has also established itself
as a medical tourism center. Every
year, approximately 200,000 people
visit the country in order to receive
healthcare.

20. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES
• The sector is strictly controlled and
regulated by the government.
• The transport sector is also strictly
regulated since the nation is small
and congestion due to cars is easy.
• Owners of private cars have to pay
exorbitant prices to drive the
vehicles.

21. • Natural deep-water ports and
shipping routes make trade a key
part of the economy alongside
manufacturing and the service
industry.
• The future of manufacturing in
Singapore is aerospace, precision
engineering, and the life sciences,
particularly bio-technology.
• Singapore strongly believes in free
trade, and in 2015 became the first
ASEAN country to sign a Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) with the European
Union.

30. Greetings from Singapore!!!