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  2. History of the Republic of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The country's economic infrastructure was developed, racial tension was eliminated and an independent national defence system was established. Singapore evolved from a third world nation to first world nation towards the end of the 20th century. [2] In 1990, Goh Chok Tong succeeded Lee as prime minister.

  3. History of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore Changi Airport was opened in 1981 and Singapore Airlines was developed to become a major airline. [99] The Port of Singapore became one of the world's busiest ports and the service and tourism industries also grew immensely during this period.

  4. Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore has a highly developed market economy, based historically on extended entrepôt trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan, Singapore is one of the Four Asian Tigers, and has surpassed its peers in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. Between 1965 and 1995, growth rates averaged around 6 per cent per annum ...

  5. Economy of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Economy of Singapore Skyline of Singapore's Downtown Core Currency Singapore dollar (SGD/S$) Fiscal year 1 April – 31 March Trade organisations WTO, APEC, CPTPP, IOR-ARC, RCEP, ASEAN and others Country group Developed/Advanced High-income economy Statistics Population 6,040,000 (2024 ...

  6. Founding years of modern Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, [1] a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.

  7. How Singapore and its population of just six million is ... - AOL

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    Instead, the facility—coming with 1,000 new high-skilled jobs—opened in Singapore, the small and highly-developed Southeast Asian country of just under six million. Many major economies are ...

  8. Developmental state - Wikipedia

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    Singapore is a relatively young city-state and it obtains a title of developed country. Despite the fact that it has a lack of natural resources and an intensely competitive geographical environment, it has been growing its nation as a developmental state.

  9. Timeline of Singaporean history - Wikipedia

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    Singapore and Malaysia sign the separation agreement. 9 August: The Malaysian Parliament votes to expel Singapore from the Federation; Singapore becomes independent after separating from Malaysia. 21 September: Singapore is admitted into the United Nations as the 117th member. [42] 15 October: Singapore becomes the 23rd member of the ...