Singapore – The Facts
- Full name: Republic of Singapore
- Population: 4.4 million (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Singapore
- Area: 660 sq km (255 sq miles)
- Major languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil
- Religions: Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism
- Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN, 2007)
- Monetary unit: 1 Singapore dollar = 100 cents
- Main exports: Computer equipment, machinery, rubber products, petroleum products
- GNI per capita: US $27,490 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .sg
- International dialling code: +65
- President: S R Nathan
- Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
- The press
- Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals
- The Straits Times - published by SPH
- Business Times - published by SPH
- Today - published by MediaCorp
- Television
- MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U, and Channel NewsAsia
- Radio
- MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services
- SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Radio 91.3 and Mandarin station Radio 100.3
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