General information

Population : 3,163,500

Area : 647.5 square kilometers 

Official languages :  Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), Tamil and English

Government

Head of state : President

Head of government :  Prime Minister

Legislature : President and Parliament

Executive : The elected President

Judiciary :  Supreme Court and the Subordinate Courts.

National economy

Gross national product : 143,981.3($m), 1999

Per capital income : $36,979, 1999

Growth rate : 5.4, 1999

Imports : 188,141.6 ($m), 1999

Exports : 194,289.6 ($m), 1999

Trading partners : US, EU, Malaysia , Hong Kong and Japan

People

Ethnic Composition : largely descendants of immigrants from the Malay Peninsula , China , the Indian sub-continent and Sri Lanka

Infant Mortality : 3.2 (Per 1,000 Population), 1999

Life Expectancy : Males : 75.6 Females : 79.6, 1999.