Singapore - Government
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesSingapore is located Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia. The climate is tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms. The terrain is lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve.
Country name
This entry includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example)Country name - conventional long form : Republic of Singapore
Country name - conventional short form : Singapore
Country name - local long form : Republic of Singapore
Country name - local short form : Singapore
Government type
This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows. (Note that for some countries more than one definition applies.)Government type : parliamentary republic
Capital
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Capital - geographic coordinates : 1 17 N, 103 51 E
Capital - time difference : UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions
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Independence
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National holiday
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Constitution
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Legal system
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Suffrage
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Executive branch
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Executive branch - note : uses S R NATHAN but his full name and the one used in formal communications is Sellapan RAMANATHAN
Executive branch - head of government : Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 12 August 2004); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers Shunmugam JAYAKUMAR (since 12 August 2004) and WONG Kan Seng (since 1 September 2005)
Executive branch - cabinet : appointed by president, responsible to parliament
Executive branch - elections : president elected by popular vote for six-year term; appointed on 17 August 2005 (next election to be held by August 2011); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by president
Executive branch - election results : Sellapan Rama (S R) NATHAN appointed president in August 2005 after Presidential Elections Committee disqualified three other would-be candidates; scheduled election not held
Legislative branch
This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.Legislative branch - elections : last held on 6 May 2006 (next to be held by 2011)
Legislative branch - election results : percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%, SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Judicial branch
This entry contains the name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.Judicial branch : Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court of Appeals
Political parties and leaders
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Political pressure groups and leaders
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International organization participation
This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.International organization participation : ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNMIT, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US
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Diplomatic representation in the US - chancery : 3501 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
Diplomatic representation in the US - telephone : [1] (202) 537-3100
Diplomatic representation in the US - FAX : [1] (202) 537-0876
Diplomatic representation in the US - consulate(s) general : San Francisco
Diplomatic representation in the US - consulate(s) : New York
Diplomatic representation from the US
This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.Diplomatic representation from the US - chief of mission : Ambassador Patricia L. HERBOLD
Diplomatic representation from the US - embassy : 27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508
Diplomatic representation from the US - mailing address : FPO AP 96507-0001
Diplomatic representation from the US - telephone : [65] 6476-9100
Diplomatic representation from the US - FAX : [65] 6476-9340
Flag description
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