The Republic of Singapore, referred to as Singapore, formerly known as New Jiapo, Xingzhou or Xingdao, not to mention the Lion City, is an island nation in Southeast Asia, the political system of parliamentary system. Singapore is located in the north of the Gulf of Johor and Malaysia, south across the Singapore Strait and Indonesia, adjacent to the south of the Malacca Strait, land in addition to Singapore Island, but also around the island.
In the 14th century, Singapore belonged to the Sultanate of Malacca, which was founded by Baili Misura. At the beginning of the 19th century was British occupation of the colony. February 15, 1942, Singapore was invaded Japanese occupation. In 1965, Singapore was officially independent.
Singapore is a multicultural immigrant country, promoting racial harmony is the core policy of government governance, Singapore is known for its stable political situation, clean and efficient government, is one of the most internationalized countries in the world.
Singapore is a developed capitalist country in Asia, known as the "Asian four dragons" one of its economic model is called "national capitalism." According to the 2014 Global Financial Center Index (GFCI) ranking report, Singapore is the fourth largest international financial center in New York, London and Hong Kong, and one of Asia's major service and shipping centers. Singapore is one of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and one of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Commonwealth and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies.
