Imports
$NA $366.3 billionExports
$414.8 billion (2011 est.)Inflation rate (consumer prices)
5.2% (2011 est.)Unemployment rate
2% (2011 est.)GDP - per capita (PPP)
$60,500 (2011 est.)National product real growth rate
14.7% (2010 est.)Internet users
3.235 million (2009)Telephones - mobile cellular
7.307 million (2009)Population growth rate
1.993% (2012 est.)Population
5,353,494 (July 2012 est.)About this country
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Historical background
Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819.
It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent.
Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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Economic overview
Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy.
It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP higher than that of most developed countries.
The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics, information technology products, pharmaceuticals, and on a growing financial services sector.
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