Country (long form) Republic of Singapore Capital Singapore Total Area 250.00 sq mi 647.50 sq km (slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC) Population 4,300,419 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 2050 10,790,779 Languages Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official) Literacy 93.5% total, 97% male, 89.8% female (1999) Religions Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist Life Expectancy 77.22 male, 83.35 female (2001 est.) Government Type parliamentary republic Currency 1 Singapore dollar (S$) = 100 cents GDP (per capita) $26,500 (2000 est.) Industry electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, entrepot trade, biotechnology Agriculture rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs, fish, ornamental fish Arable Land 2% Natural Resources fish, deepwater ports     Also available from this page: