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There are two distinct monsoon seasons:
- Northeastern monsoon from December to March
- Southwestern monsoon from June to September

Size: 610 sq km (236 sq mi)
Official Currency: Singapore Dollar
Currency Code: SGD
Population: 4,300,419 (July 2001 est.) (76% Chinese, 15% Malay, and 6% Indian)
Population Growth Rate: 3.5% (2001 est.)
Birth Rate: 12.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Dead Rate: 4.24 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Military Age: 15 years of age
Language: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil
Religion: 31% Taoist, 28% Buddhist, 18% Muslim, 10% Christian, and 4% Hindu
Literacy: definition: age 15 and above can read and write
Total population: 93.5%
male: 97%
female: 89.8%
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Independence: 9 August 1965 (from Malaysia)
National Holiday: Independence Day, 9 August (1965)
Suffrage: 21 years of age
President: SR Nathan
Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong
Time: GMT/UTC + 8

Communication:
Telephone main lines in use: 1.928 million (November 2000)
Mobile phone: 2.333 million (November 2000)
Economy (Estimated)
GDP: purchasing power parity - $26,500 (2000 est.)
agriculture: NEGL%
industries: 30%
services: 70%
Inflation Rate: 1.4% (2000)
Labor Force: 2.1 million (2000)
Labor Force (by occupation): financial, business, and other services 35%, manufacturing 21%, construction 13%, transportation and communication 9%

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