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Singapore

Capital : Singapore

Land Area : 692.7 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong

Population : 4,425,720 (July 2005 est.)

Major Languages : Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)

Major Religion(s) : Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)

Date of Joining : 1965

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