GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Its colonial core centers on the Padang, a cricket field since the 1830s and now flanked by grand buildings such as the City Hall, with its 18 Corinthian columns. In Singapore's circa-1820 Chinatown stands the red-and-gold Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, said to house one of Buddha's teeth.
COUNTRY FACTS
POPULATION
4,296,000
CAPITAL
Singapore (4,296,000)
GDP PER CAPITA
U.S. $25,200
LANGUAGE
Chinese, Malay, Tamil, English
RELIGION
Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
LIFE EXPECTANCY
79
AREA
660 square kilometers (255 square miles)
LITERACY PERCENT
93
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DINING IN SINGAPORE
Singaporean cuisine is diverse and contains elements derived from several ethnic groups, as a result of its history as a seaport with a large immigrant population. Influences include the cuisines of the native Malays and the largest ethnic group, the Chinese, as well as Indonesian, Indian, Peranakan and Western traditions (particularly English and Portuguese-influenced Eurasian, known as Kristang). Influences from other regions such as Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Middle East are also present.
DINING IN SINGAPORE
Singaporean cuisine is diverse and contains elements derived from several ethnic groups, as a result of its history as a seaport with a large immigrant population. Influences include the cuisines of the native Malays and the largest ethnic group, the Chinese, as well as Indonesian, Indian, Peranakan and Western traditions (particularly English and Portuguese-influenced Eurasian, known as Kristang). Influences from other regions such as Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Middle East are also present.
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