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� Singapore became numerically dominated by

immigrant ethnic groups soon after Sir Stamford

Raffles established a trading post on the island in

1819.

� It is estimated that in January 1819, Singapore

had about 880 Malays and aboriginal tribes and

about 20 to 30 Chinese. In 1821, it was estimatedthat there were nearly 3,000 Malays and more

than 1,000 Chinese.



� While the Singapore Department of Statistics

reports overall population figures for Singapore

(4.48 million in 2006), as a matter of policy,

� 80% of the population who are Singapore

citizens and Permanent Residents (collectively

termed 'residents'). Of this group of about 3.6

million people, Chinese form 75.2%, Malays form13.6%, Indians form 8.8%, while Eurasians and

other groups form 2.4%



� There are four official languages: English,Malay, Mandarin and Tamil.

� Malay is the national language of the country,although English is mainly used. English servesas the link between the different ethnicgroups and is the language of the educational

system and the administration.� The colloquial English used in everyday life is

often referred to as Singlish.



� About 60% of Singapore's Indian population

speaks Tamil as their native language. Other

Indian languages widely spoken are

Malayalam and Hindi.



� Singapore generally allows religious freedom,

although some religious sects are restricted or

banned, such as Jehovah'sWitness, due to its

opposition of National Service.

� The majority of Malays are Muslim.

� A major portion of Chinese practise syncretic

Chinese folk traditions.



� Buddhism and Christianity is growing among

the Chinese, with many converting. Indians

are mostly Hindus though many others are

Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Christians.

People who practice no religion form the third

largest group in Singapore.



Infant mortality rate

� 2.29 deaths/1,000 live births (222 est.)

Life expectancy at birth� total population: 81 years

male: 79 years

fem

ale: 83 years



� Singapore's fertility rate is 1.16 children born

per woman (in 2010), which is one of the

lowest in the world. Chinese had a ferlility of

1.07 in 2004 (1.65 in 1990), while Malays had

a TFR of 2.10 (2.69 in 1990). Both figures

declined further in 2006.



Average household monthly income

� The average household monthly income is

SGD$4,943 in 2000, which is an increase fromSGD$3,080 in 1990 at an average annual rate

of 4.9%. The average household income

experienced a drop of 2.7% in 1999 due to

economic slowdown.

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