1、The Republic of Singapore Capital: SingaporeOfficial language: Malay, Chinese, Tamil, EnglishOfficial currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD) http:/ flagvThe elements of the flag denote a young nation on the ascendant, universal brotherhood and equality, and national ideals. http:/ emblemvthelionsymbolizes

2、thecurrentstatevthetigerhonorsitsculturallinkswithMalaysia.http:/ is situated north of the equator, at the foot of the Malaysia peninsula.http:/ vThenameSingaporeisderivedfromSinga-pura (City of the Lion),acommonlyusedtermsincethefourteenthcentury.vItisaboomingcity-state,comprisingSingapore Islandan

3、d58 smaller islandswithinitsterritory.vAnyspotontheislandisreachablewithinacoupleofhoursbycar.http:/ vSingaporewasfoundedasaBritishtradingcolonyin1819.vItisjoinedtheMalaysianFederationin1963butseparatedtwoyearslater(1965)andbecameindependent.http:/ vOn 28 January 1819, Thomas Stamford Raffles landed

4、 on the main island in Singapore. Spotting its potential as a strategic trading post for Southeast Asia, Raffles signed a treaty with Sultan Hussein Shah on behalf of the British East India Company on 6 February 1819 to develop the southern part of Singapore as a British trading post and settlement.

5、 http:/ vSingapore is hot all year round (20-30). vAlthough it is wettest from November to January, there is not much seasonal variation at all. http:/ and languagevSingaporeisagenuinelycosmopolitansociety.The ethnic Chinese form the majority of the population.ButtherearealsolargeMalay andIndian com

6、munities,aswellasalargenumberofWestern expatriates,whoareprimarilybusinesspeople.vThoughMandarin,Malay,TamilandEnglishareallofficiallanguage,Englishisthelanguagethatunitesthebusinesscommunitiesandthevariousethnicgroups.http:/ vManufacturing is the most important economic sector,followedbyfinancialan

7、dbusinessservices,commerce,transportation,andcommunications.vProductionismainlyforexport.Themain exportsareelectronics,refinedpetroleumproducts,naturalrubber,andpalmoil.vThemain trading partnersareMalaysia,theEuropeanUnion(EU),theUnitedStates,HongKong,andJapan. http:/ vSingaporeisamajorAsiansuccesss

8、tory,withitsstrong economyandimpressive infrastructure.Itservesasanexampletonationsoneverycontinent.http:/ vItisoneoftheworldsmostprosperouscountrieswithstrong international trading links(itsportistheworldsbusiestintermsoftonnagehandled)andwithapercapitalGDPequaltothatoftheleadingnationsofWesternEur

9、ope.http:/ in SingaporevTourism in Singaporeisamajor industryandattractsmillionsoftouristseachyear.vItsculturalattractioncanbeattributedtoitsculturaldiversitythatreflectsitscolonialhistoryandChinese,Malay,IndianandArabethnicities.vItisalsoenvironmentallyfriendly,andmaintainsnaturalandheritageconserv

10、ationprograms.http:/ attractionsvTheOrchardRoad烏節(jié)路vChinatown牛車水vLittleIndia小印度vSingaporeZoologicalGarden新加坡動(dòng)物園vNightSafari夜間野生動(dòng)物園http:/ Orchard RoadvOrchard Road is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. vIt is regularly frequented by the local population as well as being a major touris

11、t attraction.http:/ Orchard RoadvGenerally, commodity prices in Singapore are lower than that in China, esp. the world brands such as French fashions, Swiss watch, etc.vChinese tourists usually buy cosmetics and electronic products.The Orchard Road at the night of Christmashttp:/ Indiav Little India

12、isanethnicneighbourhoodfoundinSingaporethathasTamilculturalelements.vThisneighborhoodhasthevisitingofpeopleofallraceswhowishtoeatorbuysomethingspecifictoTamilsculture,suchascurryorTamilclothing.http:/ Zoological GardensvThezooisamodelofthe“open zoo”concept.Theanimalsarekeptinspacious,landscapedenclo

13、sures,separatedfromthevisitorsbyeitherdryorwetmoats.Themoatsareconcealedwithvegetationordroppedbelowthelineofvision.vThereareabout315speciesofanimalinthezoo,ofwhichsome16%areconsideredthreatenedspecies.http:/ Night SafarivTheNight SafariistheworldsfirstnocturnalzooandisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsinSingapore.vTheNightSafariisanentireopen-airzoosetinahumidtropicalforestthatisonly open at night.http:/ SafarivTheanimalsoftheNightSafariaremadevisiblebylightingthatresemblesmoonlight.vAlthoughiti