SINGAPORE

LOCATION AND CLIMATE

• A modern city-state off the southern tip of Malay peninsula
• 85 miles away from the equator
• Tropical rainforest climate
• Average annual rainfall:2800mm-3000mm
• Average temperature:24°C-28°C

ECONOMICS

• GDP(PPP): $78762 per capita
• Gini: 47.8
• HDI: 0.901
• Currency: Singapore Dollar
• Population: 5469700

AGRICULTURE

• Fruits:durian, jackfruit, rambutans
• Flower crops:orchid(mostly decorative)
• Fishing:mostly aquarium fish

INDUSTRIES

• Electronics
• Chemicals
• Financial service
• Rubber products
• Oil drilling equipments

TRADITIONAL FOOD

• Pork rib soup:pepper, pork rib, chinese herbs,garlic(Chinese)
• Kaya toast: toast with kaya sauce and half-boiled egg(Malaysian)
• Curry fish: curry, fish head(indian)
• Hainanese chicken rice: boiled chicken sliced, rice(Chinese)
• Curry rice noodle: curry, rice noodle, pork

OTHER FEATURES

• Strict law：no chewing gum, singapore whip
• Garden state
• Casino
• Reasonably-priced government-supporting renting house.
• Very effective air-conditioning

SINGAPORE VS. CHINA

• Chinese people make up at least 30% of Singapore population
• Chinese food is purer, less affected by southeast asian food
• They share same festivals and many other traditions
• Singapore is geographically as big as maybe a mid-big city in southern china