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　　Singaporemaybesmall,butpacksinquiteapunch.Onlyabout655squarekilometersinarea,itisoneofthemostdenselypopulatedcitiesintheworld,withabout6430peoplepersquarekilometer.Althoughitisoneofthe20smallestcountriesintheworld,itseconomyisaworldleader,andhastheworld'sbusiestportintermsoftonnagehandled.

　　TodaythefinancialandtechnologicalhubofSouthEastAsia,SingaporewasonceasleepyMalayfishingvillage,whichcameintoitsownasaBritishtradingcolonyinthe1800's.ThepopulationisamixofMalays,ChineseandIndianswithasmatteringofotherethnicnationalities.TherearefourofficiallanguagesinSingapore-Mandarin,Tamil,MalayandEnglish.TheChineseethnicpopulationisoriginallyfromSouth-eastChinafromtheprovincesofFukianandGuangdong.ImmigrantsfromtheMalaysianpeninsula,Sumatra,JavaandotherislandsoftheMalayArchipelagohavethrongedthestate.Abouttwo-thirdsoftheIndiansareTamil,withasmatteringofMalayalis,PunjabisandGujratis.

　　Singaporeconsistsofonemainisland,and58smallerones.Theterrainisflatlowland,thehighestpointbeingBukitTimaHills,standingat164meters.Itsclimateishot(rangingbetween22and30degreescentigrade)andmuggy(humidityremainsat75%).TherainyseasonisfromNovembertoJanuary,althoughbeingneartheequator,intermittentrainsoccurthroughouttheyear.

　　Althoughabout50%ofthelandisoccupiedbyverticalurbansettlementsinmodernskyscrapers,Singaporehasathrivingagriculturaleconomyspecializinginrubber,copra,fruit,orchids,vegetables,poultry,eggsandfish.Itistheworld'slargestexporterofornamentalfish.Ithasthrivingindustriesofelectronics,chemicals,financialservices,oildrillingequipment,rubberprocessing,foodprocessing,shiprepairandotherindustries,withtheeconomyheavilydependantonitselectronicsandmanufacturingexports.

　　WithtypicalSingaporecontrolanddetermination,thegovernmenthasmadeupforitslackofnaturalfloraandfaunabybuildinggardensandzoos,waterfallsandunderwaterparks.Singaporehasoneofthebestzoosintheworld,andhastheworld'shighestmanmadewaterfallinJurongPark,standingat30meters.TheBirdsanctuaryinJurongevenhassimulatedtropicalthunderstorms.