Singapore
Michael T-1st period
Introduction
This is a map of Singapore
As you can see Singapore has a lot of ports. Singapore is located near the Southern tip of the Malay Peninsula near the meeting of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. The capitol of Singapore is Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore Skyline
This is the Skyline of downtown Singapore. Singapore has a lot of money so it has the money to buy all these buildings and attractions.
Triple building hotel
This is a very large and fancy hotel in Singapore. These buildings are connected by a park at the very top.
Singapore"Land of Trade"
Geography/Climate of Singapore
Elevation of Singapore
This map shows the elevation of Singapore. As you can see Singapore's land is very low and not high at all.
Major roads and things added to the land
This map shows that Singapore has added many things like roads. As you can see Singapore is very urbanized in the South.
Singapore island
Singapore has many buildings in our land. This picture shows how many buildings there are but still some grass and regular homes
People & Culture
There are many different languages the people speak here. Some of them are Mandarin(35%), English(23%) and Malay(14.1%). People also speak Tamil(3.2%). English is spoken because the British once ruled over Singapore. They ruled from 1600s to the 1960s.
There are also many religions here in Singapore. The main ones of Singapore are Buddhist(42.5%), Islam(14.9%), Taoist(8.5%), and Hindu(4.8%). As you can see no one group has over 50%. Unlike some countries Singapore has no religious problems.
Chinese Foods
Singapore restaurants serve many types of Chinese foods. This is Orange Chicken from China. The people serve this in Singapore as a sign of Multiculturalism.
Indian Food
Singapore restaurants also serve many foods from the Indian Culture like curry, rice, and dum aloo are some of the examples in Singapore. This is also a sign of Multiculturalism in Singapore.
Malaysian food
Singapore restaurants also serve Malaysian foods like nasi lemak, lontong, and rendang are some examples in Singapore. This is also a sign of Multiculturalism.
Chinese Population
The population of Chinese in Singapore is 2,808,300 people in Singapore. Most people from China that live in Singapore now call themselves Singaporeans even though they are from China.
Indian Population
There are 348,100 people in Singapore. They make up 9.2% of Singapore's population. The population has grown the most during the 1990s. Indians are also represented, in areas such as politics, education, diplomacy and the law.
Malaysian Population
The population of Malays in Singapore are 650,000 people in Singapore. Most Malays either come from Indonesia or actually from Malaysia. Anyone coming from anywhere in Singapore has ties to both.
Government & Citizenship
There are many similarities between the U.S. government and the Singapore Government. One is that they both have two main Political Parties. They both also have three branches. These branches are the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches. Some other Similarities are that they both have a leader that rules the country. Those are some of the Similarities that we have to the U.S. Government.
The people have a right to vote if they get privileged. The people need to be over 21 to be privileged to vote. We have many human rights but our Government limits us just for the good of the country. The education in Singapore is controlled by the Ministry of Education which controls the developing of the schools. The full power of the justice system of Singapore is rested in the Supreme Court's decisions for us.
Singapore capitol building
This is the capitol building of Singapore. This is where all the decisions are made for the people of the country.
Government Logo
Government System
This is the Government system of Singapore officials and police
Economy
Some of the things we import in the ports are machinery and equipment. Some other things are basic consumer goods. Some things we exports are petroleum products and other consumer goods. Some of the partners are Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, U.S, and Japan.
Singapore's capitol growth
This is our capitol growth from a long time ago. Even though it is is old we are growing rapidly still today.
Our economy compared to others
This is our economy compared to other economies around the world. As you can see we are at the top of the list of economies
Currency in Singapore
This is currency we have here in Singapore. As you can see the amount of of money is shown on the paper.