Singapore
Government and Economics
Singapore National Anthem by Rais OmgSlackingtodae
Government
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Independence: 9 August 1965
Chief of State: President Tony TAN Keng Yam
Head of Government: Prime Minister LEE Hsien, Deputy Prime Ministers TEO Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam
The cabinet is appointed by President
Legislative Branch: Its a unicameral composed of 99 seats 75 of them are directly elected majority party vote. Nine are nominated by the president, and 3 appointed from a national compensatory list to ensure diversity each member serve 5-year terms.
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court and its members are appointed by the president and are elected for life.
Independence: 9 August 1965
Chief of State: President Tony TAN Keng Yam
Head of Government: Prime Minister LEE Hsien, Deputy Prime Ministers TEO Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam
The cabinet is appointed by President
Legislative Branch: Its a unicameral composed of 99 seats 75 of them are directly elected majority party vote. Nine are nominated by the president, and 3 appointed from a national compensatory list to ensure diversity each member serve 5-year terms.
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court and its members are appointed by the president and are elected for life.
Explanation
Singapore's government is similar and different from the one we have in the states. In Singapore they have a completely separate set of people running the government side because being in charge of a country is plenty of work for one person so i think that is a wise choice for them. In their supreme court the president also appoints the judges for life which is the same in the States. Singapore's government much reflects the US
Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Deputy Prime Ministers Teo Chee Hean
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Economy
Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy are here are some of their statistics
Level of Development: Quaternary
GDP: 297.9 billion USD
GDP Per Capita: $81,300 USD
Level of Development: Quaternary
GDP: 297.9 billion USD
GDP Per Capita: $81,300 USD
Household Consumption: 40.7%
Government Consumption: 10.3%
Investment in Fixed Capital: 23.2%
Currency: Singapore dollar
Living Below Poverty: 28% thats From (http://thehearttruths.com/2013/10/25/26-of-singaporeans-live-below-poverty-line-in-singapore/)
Exports: $449.1 billion USD
What do they Export? Machinery and equipment, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals.
Imports: $375.5 billion USD
What do they import? Machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, and consumer goods.
Explanation
Let's just started by saying talking about their GDP Per Capita; 81,300 USD. That is insanely high for a country so that just shows that the slandered of living must be high, but so are the price of living, considering space is so limited in Singapore by a house is very rare. Alot of their overall GDP is spent within the hands of the people which is really great considering they only have the government using 10 percent of their GDP whereas most countries are around 20 percent.
Sentosa Island
This is one of the biggest touriest attractions in singapore bringing in almost 20 million people a year.
Singapore Zoo
Including a Night Safari and a river Safari as well this amazing zoo is spread out 70 acres across Singapore.
Singapore Flyer
The Singapore flyer is a massive Farris wheel that overlooks the Marina Bay
What is that?
The picture above is the Esplanade, it is Singapore main preforming and theater arts. It sits on the beautiful Marina bay which is the center piece for Singapore.
Heres a comtempary piece by Anthony Poon a famous Singaporeian Artisit this one has no title
Conclusion
All in all Singapore is a great place to be, they have the 7th highest GDP per capital in the world. The amount of culture and originality in Singapore is very surprising. They have a government system that is working very well and a thriving economy. Singapore has already put themselves on the map so to speak but i can see them becoming a thriving economic country that will have their say in the world.
My Citations
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"10 Weird Laws in Singapore That Could Get You in Trouble - Adventurous Miriam." Adventurous Miriam. N.p., 16 Dec. 2014. Web. 08 May 2015.
"Singapore." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 08 May 2015.
"Google Images." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2015.
"10 Weird Laws in Singapore That Could Get You in Trouble - Adventurous Miriam." Adventurous Miriam. N.p., 16 Dec. 2014. Web. 08 May 2015.
"Singapore." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 08 May 2015.
"Google Images." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2015.