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50% of population 25-54; 7% obese; 92% literate; 4th lowest infant mortality rate; ethnic distribution 77% Chinese, 14% Malaysian, 8% Indian, 1% other
100% of population urban; 132/173 in education spending as percent of GDP; lowest in world in # of kids per woman
1.93 % population growth rate; #5 in world on net migration; life expectancy 84 years
55/232 population growth
High qualified work-force; high level of savings; high growth rate for developed country; one of biggest port by volume of trade; favorable tax system; reputation; stable currency.
Over-reliance on export and tourism, no raw materials (import)
Asia development means big market for services, link between with East and West;
Asia economic development may pose threat; as China may take business away from the city.
According to 2013 Information Technology reportSingapore ranked #2 in the world; Singapore is also one of the top 10 countries registering inventions overseas (the only other Asian territory is Taiwan, #3); the number of patents registered have grown substantially (572 in 2005 to 1056 in 2012); strong intellectual property protection; Singapore is considered to be the world's logistics hub. It has busiest port in the world; Singapore enjoys the most seamless connectivity in Asia with one of the widest telecommunications networks in the world; technologies founded in Singapore (PC sound cards, match.com, the flash drive)
High cost of labor; declining number of manufacturing MNC’s due to labor cost
Singapore has an increasing budget for R&D--3-3.5% of GDP.
Clean corruption-free image. Least-corrupt
country in Asia and top ten globaly.
Some aspects of the political process, civil liberties, and political and human rights are lacking.
A political reform, increasing civil liberties and rights.
In 2011 parliamentary elections the Workers' Party made significant gains and increased its representation in the House, since it is a leftist party it could reject the measures being applied.
Poor judicial independence due that justicies are appointed by advice of the prime minister; minimal corruption; adoption of english legal traditions.
Waste disposal
Dispute with Indonesia over deliveries of fresh water; seasonal smoke haze from forest fires in Indonesia; two monsoon seasons
Learn from legal developments; judiciary can improve, adoption of english legal traditions, case law and legislation
Fresh water supply; limited land; industrial pollution; hot, humid, rainy; no natural resources
Low ranking on fundamental rights (limitation on freedom of speech and assembly)
Deep water ports; fishing; located in SE Asia
Effective public administration; security for its citizens; predictable and transparent legal environment; sophisticated financial regulation; specialized courts; effective criminal system; protection of minority shareholders; effective enforcement of contracts; ease of resolving insolvency.