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Singapore is a modern dynamic island nation of 4.4 million people, and a long time favourite for shoppers and travelers stopping over between Europe and Australia. Singapore's strict laws have created one of the cleanest, greenest, safest cities in the world. In recent years the Singapore government has responded to criticism that the nation has become too "sterile" and has revitalised the waterfront and tourist areas of the city.
Singapore is located in Southeastern Asia between Malaysia and Indonesia. Its climate is tropical; hot, humid, rainy; and has two distinct monsoon seasons - the northeastern monsoon runs from December to March and the southwestern monsoon from June to September. Expect it to rain every afternoon! Access to nearby Malaysia is easy by rail, road or air.
Singapore has a huge variety of shopping centres and attractions like Sentosa Island and the famous bird park and zoo. Getting around the city is easy with an efficient mass transit rail system, plenty of taxi cabs and good roads. Hotelz Asia can arrange your Hotel Reservation at a huge variety of well located hotels across the city.
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.
It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
Singapore, a highly developed and successful free market economy, enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP equal to that of the Big 4 West European countries.
The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in electronics and manufacturing. It was hard hit in 2001-2003 by the global recession, by the slump in the technology sector, and by an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2003, which curbed tourism and consumer spending.
The government hopes to establish a new growth path that will be less vulnerable to the external business cycle and will continue efforts to establish Singapore as Southeast Asia's financial and high-tech hub. Fiscal stimulus, low interest rates, a surge in exports, and internal flexibility led to vigorous growth in 2004, with real GDP rising by 8 percent, by far the economy's best performance since 2000.
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