History of Singapore
The Republic of Singapore is an island country located in the southern edge of hujung Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometers (85 bt) north ruler equator, in Southeast Asia. He is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to the north, and the Indonesian Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to the south. Singapore is the fourth kewangan center and a foremost global Bandaraya metropolis that plays an important role in trade and kewangan antarabangsa. Port of Singapore is one of the world's busiest ports rather than five.
Singapore made history penghijrahan a long time, which contributes to nearly 5 million people comprising cultural berbilang than the Chinese, Malays, Indians, other Asians, and Caucasians. 42% of Singapore's population are foreigners who work or study here. 50% perkhidmatan jobs filled by foreign workers. Singapore is the second most populous country with a population in the world, behind Monaco. A.T. Leverage Kearney names Singapore as the most global of the world in the Globalization Index.
Before independence in 1965, Singapore has become a vibrant port with KDNK as much as $ 511 per capita, namely the third highest in East Asia at that time. After independence, foreign direct Resurfacing and drive toward empire pengindustrian ° Based draft Timbalan former Prime Minister Dr. Goh Keng Swee to form a new economic.
Economist Intelligence Unit put Singapore as a country that has the best qualities of life in Asia and eleventh best in the world in the listing "Quality-Of-Life Index". Singapore has foreign exchange rizab ninth largest in the world. The country is also equipped force Tentera sophisticated and complete in terms of technology
The origin of the name
Singapore names derived rather than Sanskrit language, namely siṃhāpura (सिंहपुर, "Lion City"). Therefore, Singapore has also given the pet name "Lion City". The study shows that the here never wujudnya lion, but a lion suspected Haiwan by Sang Nila Utama, pengasas of Singapore that provides the name of the island, most likely a tiger.
Geography
Singapore consists than 63 islands, including the once great land of Singapore. Great island known as Pulau crowded Singapore (Singapore Island) but the name is rasminya Ujong Island. There are two man-made connections to Johor state, Malaysia, namely Johor-Singapore farms in the north, and the Tuas Second passes to the west. Jurong Island, Pulau tekong, Pulau Ubin and Sentosa is a small island the largest in Singapore. Highest peak is so original Bukit Timah at the level of 166 m (545 ka).
Singapore runs penebusgunaan project land acquired from the hill-bukau, seabed, and neighboring countries. As a result, the breadth of mainland Singapore increased from 581.5 km2 (224.5 sq stones) in the 1960s, the 704 km2 (271.8 sq stones) on the present, and perhaps tapping 100 km2 (38.6 stone ²) again in 2030. Sometimes, sebegini projects involve merging smaller islands are penebusgunaan ground to form bigger islands and useful, such as Jurong Island.
Climate
Following welding systems Köppen climate, Singapore experienced the climate of tropical rainforest climate with no striking transitional season, temperatures and pressures are equal, high humidity and heavy rainfall that. Temperature is between 22 and 34 ° C (71.6 to 93.2 ° F). Purata relative humidity around 90% in the morning and 60% in the evening. When the heavy rains in the long run, relative humidity often reaches 100%. Lowest and highest temperature recorded in the history of maritime is 19.4 ° C (66.9 ° F) and 35.8 ° C (96.4 ° F).
In May and Jun the most hot, and November when the monsoon season tengkujuh Disember form. Of the month Ogos to October, Singapore jerebu impression often experience forest fires in neighboring countries Indonesia, sometimes extreme enough to threaten the laity kesihatan warnings. Singapore during the period of approximately one word of the year his deep position close to the Equator.
Approximately 23% of Singapore's land area consists instead of the original forest and nature reserve so. The process has abolished most urbanized areas of rain forest, so stay Savings Bukit Timah Forest as the only forest in the country of origin. In Singapore there is sebilangan natural parks, such as Singapore Botanic Garden.
