Singapore
18 Nov 2010
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General information
(Source: CIA World Factbook)
- Capital: Singapore
- Head of government: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004)
- Inhabitants: 4,657,542
- GDP/per capita: US$ 50,300
- Economic growth: -2.6%
- Main languages: Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%
- School life expectancy: 13 years
- Education expenditures: 5.4% of GDP (2001)
- Internet users: 3.37 million
Higher education
- Number of students in higher education: 198,634 (2009)
- Number of institutions: more than 15
- Number of students in the Netherlands: 150
