the culture of Singapore and the way of communication of its people

4.  ASIAN
COUNTRY
 CULTURAL RESEMBLANCE WITH PAKISTAN
 MUSLIMS 14.9%
(THIRD MAJOR RELIGION)
 SOCIAL SET UP (EDUCATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE) IS WELL DEVELOPED
 HIGH GDP

5. Year
Gross Domestic
Product
($ millions)
US Dollar
Exchange
Nominal Per
Capita GDP
(as % of USA)
1980
25,117
2.14 S. Dollars
39.65
1985
39,036
2.20 S. Dollars
36.63
1990
66,778
1.81 S. Dollars
52.09
1995
119,470
1.41 S. Dollars
86.14
2000
159,840
1.72 S. Dollars
66.19
2005
194,360
1.64 S. Dollars
67.54
2007
224,412
1.42 S. Dollars
74.61
2008
235,632
1.37 S. Dollars
73.71
2009
268,900
1.50 S. Dollars
78.53
2010
309,400
1.32 S. Dollars
82.13

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It lies just north of the Equator, between Malaysia and
Indonesia.
It consists of one large island and around 60 islets.

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FOUNDED ON FEBRUARY 16, 1819
IN 1824, THE ENTIRE STATE BECAME A BRITISH
POSSESSION TRANSFERRED TO EAST INDIA COMPANY
SELF GOVERNMENT JUNE 03, 1959
INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITISH AUGUST 31, 1963
MERGER WITH MALAYSIA SEPTEMBER 16, 1963
SEPARATION FROM MALAYSIA AUGUST 09, 1965

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The climate is hot and very humid, with two monsoon
periods: from December to March (north-eastern
monsoon), and from June to September (the southwestern monsoon).
As it consists of islands so it is less fertile.

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Greeters slide their palm together back towards their
own chests, then end with the hand over their heart

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The study of non verbal communication in various cultures
focuses at personal space, language including gestures, eye
contact, smiling and other facial expressions. It
demonstrates that how the same gesture can be interpreted
in different ways. In Singapore,
Rather than say NO they say I WILL SEE WHAT CAN I DO
They tend to be subtle, indirect and implicit in their
communication
They trust on non verbal messages then spoken
They avoid to gift flowers as they pretend it as the symbol of
death
They don’t give scissors and knives as this is the symbol to
cut the relationship

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As it is a secular country and there is no involvement of
anyone in religious issues so everyone is free
Most common festivals are as follows
Independence Day (most important)
Christmas
Buddist’s festivals
Eid
Moon Cake- September
Good Friday
Chinese New Year

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Emphasis on loyalty and respect for elders
Singaporeans are very sensitive to retaining face in all
aspects of life
The concept of group harmony and mutual security is
more important than that of individual family
85.4% of the people (surveyed in 2005) live in at least one
family nucleus
Average family size is 4

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Food Trading Pte Ltd
One of the leading Singapore’s trading food company
Importing and trading in quality foods from all over the
world
FOOD ITEMS
Hams, sausages, frozen food, chicken, pock, beef, lamb
Dairy Food: Cheese and butter
Dry Food: Canned tomato, olive oil, etc
Frozen processed products: seafood

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Mother Tongue: Chinese
According to the 2000 census, languages include
Mandarin (35%), English (23%), Malay (14.1%), Hokkein
(11.4%), Cantonese (5.7%), Teochew (4.9%) and Tamil
(3.2%).
English is the language most used for business
purposes.

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Capital: Singapore
Currency Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Fiscal Year 1 April - 31 March
Trade Organizations WTO, APEC, IOR-ARC, ASEAN
Like most financial centers, Singapore was hit badly by the
recent recession.
Port of Singapore is one of the five busiest ports of world.
Inflation Rate 2.8% (2010 est.)
Unemployment Rate 2.2% (2010)
Labour Force 3.1 million (2010)

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Banks & Offices generally open at 9:00 or 9:30 in
the morning and remain open till 5:00 or 5:30 in the
evening.
A few open on Saturday morning.

20. MAIN INDUSTRIES
EXPORTS
EXPORT GOODS
MAIN EXPORT
PARTNERS
IMPORTS
IMPORT GOODS
MAIN IMPORT
PARTNERS
FDI STOCK
Electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling
equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing
and rubber products, processed food and
beverages, ship repair, offshore platform
construction, life sciences, entrepot trade
$358.4 billion (2010 est.)
machinery and equipment (including electronics),
consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other
chemicals, mineral fuels
Malaysia 11.9%, Hong Kong 11.7%, China 10.4%,
Indonesia 9.4%, United States 6.5%, Japan 4.7%,
South Korea 4.1% (2010 est.)
$310.4 billion (2010 est.)
machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals,
foodstuffs, consumer goods
Malaysia 11.7%, United States 11.5%, China 10.8%,
Japan 7.9%, South Korea 5.8%, Indonesia 5.4%
(2010 est)
$298.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

21. 
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According to 2011 census 5183700 (of whom 3257000 are
Singapore citizens)
Density 7315/km2
The main ethnic groups are Chinese (74%), Malay (13%)
and Indian (9.2%)

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Education takes place in three stages.
Institutions are registered to the Ministry of Education
whether private or public.
Education for primary, secondary and tertiary levels is
supported by the state.
All subjects are taught in English except the Mother
Tongue.
Nanyyang Technological University, one of the five
public universities in Singapore also in top hundred
universities of the world.
Literacy rate is almost 99%

24. PERCENTAGE IN SINGAPORE
33.3
18.3
17
14.7
10.9
5.1
0.7
Buddhism
Christanity
Confusiousism
Islam
Taoism
Hinduism
Other