WELCOME TO SINGAPORE! A GLOBAL FINANCIAL CENTER AND MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATION IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. HERE ARE 25 INTERESTING FACTS.

SINGAPORE HAS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.7 MILLION PEOPLE AS OF 2020.

THE COUNTRY'S GDP WAS APPROXIMATELY US$337.5 BILLION IN 2020.

SINGAPORE'S GDP PER CAPITA WAS APPROXIMATELY US$58,701 IN 2020.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SINGAPORE WAS 3.1% IN 2020.

SINGAPORE HAS A LITERACY RATE OF 97.5%.

THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SINGAPORE IS APPROXIMATELY 83 YEARS.

?SINGAPORE'S TOTAL LAND AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 728.3 SQUARE KILOMETERS.

THE COUNTRY'S URBAN POPULATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 100% IN 2020.

SINGAPORE'S INFLATION RATE WAS -0.2% IN 2020.

?THE COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO WAS APPROXIMATELY 57.3% IN 2020.

SINGAPORE IS RANKED AS THE SECOND EASIEST PLACE TO DO BUSINESS IN THE WORLD BY THE WORLD BANK'S DOING BUSINESS 2020 REPORT.

THE COUNTRY IS ALSO RANKED AS THE SECOND MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY IN THE WORLD BY THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2019.

SINGAPORE HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATES IN THE WORLD, WITH APPROXIMATELY 84% OF THE POPULATION HAVING ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

THE COUNTRY HAS A HIGHLY DEVELOPED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING A MODERN AND EFFICIENT SUBWAY SYSTEM.

SINGAPORE IS A MAJOR FINANCIAL CENTER, WITH MANY MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL BANKS HAVING A PRESENCE IN THE COUNTRY.

THE COUNTRY HAS A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

SINGAPORE IS KNOWN FOR ITS STRICT LAWS AND LOW CRIME RATE, WHICH MAKES IT A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

THE COUNTRY HAS A HIGHLY DEVELOPED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, WHICH IS RANKED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

SINGAPORE IS A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR TOURISTS, WITH ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS THE MARINA BAY SANDS AND SENTOSA ISLAND.

THE COUNTRY IS HOME TO A DIVERSE POPULATION, WITH CHINESE, MALAY, AND INDIAN ETHNIC GROUPS MAKING UP THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION.

SINGAPORE HAS A HIGH LEVEL OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM, WITH A RANKING OF 8TH OUT OF 180 COUNTRIES IN THE 2021 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM.

THE COUNTRY HAS A WELL-DEVELOPED LEGAL SYSTEM, WHICH IS BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW.

SINGAPORE HAS A LOW TAX RATE, WITH A TOP PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE OF 22%.

THE COUNTRY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST EXPORTERS OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER COMPONENTS.

SINGAPORE HAS A HIGH LEVEL OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT, WITH MANY MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS CHOOSING TO INVEST IN THE COUNTRY DUE TO ITS BUSINESS-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.