Singapore
- Official languages
- English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil
- c.f., Tamil
- the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
- c.f., Tamil Nadu
- one of the 28 states of India
- Self-governance
- gained in 1959, and in 1963 became part of the new federation of Malaysia
- Ideological differences led to Singapore being expelled from the federation in 1965
- Lee Kuan Yew (~1990, for 31 years) and Yusof bin Ishak (~1970, died) as the first prime minister and president respectively
- Economy
- A major financial and shipping hub
- has been identified as a tax haven
- c.f., tax haven
- a country or place with very low effective rates of taxation for foreign investors
- has been one of the few countries with an AAA credit rating from the big three, and the only Asian country to achieve this rating
- c.f., the big three
- S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Moody's, and Fitch Group.
- Politics
- a parliamentary republic based on the Westminster system
- The president
- head of state and exercises executive power on the advice of her ministers
- The prime minister
- head of government and is appointed by the president as the person most likely to command the confidence of a majority of Parliament
- Cabinet is chosen by the prime minister and formally appointed by the president
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