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Singapore's chief trading partners are Malaysia, the United States, China, Japan, and Indonesia. With more than 300 factories and deepwater wharves, the Jurong Industrial Estate is Southeast Asia's largest industrial complex. It and the Changi International Airport are built largely on infill of marsh and shallow waters of the straits. The country has a number of large petroleum storage and refining facilities, and Keppel Harbor is one of the world's largest container-handling facilities. Development of the former British naval base at Sembawang on the Johore Strait as a commercial shipyard helped to enhance Singapore's status as a major center for shipbuilding and repairs.
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Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The annual growth rate for 2007 (mid-year) was 4.4%, including resident foreigners. Singapore has a varied linguistic, cultural, and religious heritage. Malay is the national language, but Chinese, English, and Tamil ... are official languages. English is the language of administration and also is widely used in the professions, businesses, and schools.
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Singapore has one of the worst road-fatality records among developed countries. In 2006, 2.4 deaths were logged for every 10,000 vehicles in Singapore, compared to 0.8 in Japan, 1.2 in Australia and 1.8 in the United States. For specific information concerning Singaporean driver's permits, vehicle inspection, road tax and mandatory insurance, please contact the Singaporean National Tourist Board located at 590 Fifth Ave., Twelfth Floor, New York, NY 10036, tel. 1-212-302-4861 or fax: 1-212-302-4801.
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In addition to bringing significant expertise to the region, the Singapore-based underwriters will ... have access to XL Insurance's offices in 25 countries. In Asia, XL Insurance already has a branch office in Hong Kong and a representative office in Tokyo, while XL Capital has a representative office in Beijing.
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To date, the most significant successes of the team have come in the regional ASEAN Football Championship (formerly known as the 'Tiger Cup'), which Singapore has won three times in 1998, 2005 and 2007. In 1998, Singapore beat Vietnam 1-0 in the final to capture the country's first major international football title. In the 2004-5 competition, Singapore defeated Indonesia in a two-leg final 5-2 on aggregate. Singapore successfully retained the trophy in 2007, beating Thailand 3-2 on aggregate in the final.
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When Singapore joined Malaysia in 1963, it shared in Malaysia's common currency. However, Singapore was expelled and became independent in 1965 and lost its monetary union. In 1967 Singapore established a Board of Commissioners of Currency and released its own notes called the orchid. The orchid is now known as the dollar (SGD). The dollar is pegged to the Brunei dollar at a rate of 1:1. Both currencies are accepted in both countries as legal tender.
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