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I n v e s t m e n t P r o s p e c t u s<br />

SINGAPORE<br />

National Motto<br />

“Onward, Singapore”<br />

Background Information<br />

Singapore was founded as a British trading<br />

colony in 1819. It joined <strong>the</strong> Malaysian Federation<br />

in 1963 but separated two years later and<br />

became independent. Singapore subsequently<br />

became one of <strong>the</strong> world’s most prosperous<br />

countries with strong international trading links<br />

(its port is one of <strong>the</strong> world’s busiest in terms of<br />

tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal<br />

to that of <strong>the</strong> leading nations of Western Europe.<br />

Economy<br />

GDP (PPP): $222.7 billion<br />

GDP Real growth rate: 7.5%<br />

GDP per capita: $48,900<br />

Military expenditures: 4.9% of gdp<br />

V o l u m e I V : F a l l 2 0 0 8<br />

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