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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of singapore conventional short form: singapore |
| Government type | parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Singapore |
| Administrative divisions | none |
| Independence | 9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 9 August (1965) |
| Constitution | 3 June 1959, amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution) |
| Legal system | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 21 years of age; universal and compulsory |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president sellapan rama (s. r.) nathan (since 1 september 1999) head of government: prime minister lee hsien loong (since 12 august 2004); senior minister goh chok tong (since 12 august 2004); minister mentor lee kuan yew (since 12 august 2004); deputy prime ministers shunmugan jayakumar (since 12 august 2004) and tony tan keng yam (since 1 august 1995) cabinet: cabinet appointed by the president, responsible to parliament elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 28 August 1999 (next to be held by August 2005); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president election results: sellapan rama (s. r.) nathan elected president unopposed |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; the losing opposition candidate who came closest to winning a seat may be appointed as a "nonconstituency" member
elections: last held 3 november 2001 (next to be held not later than 25 june 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - pap 75.3% (in contested constituencies), other 24.7%; seats by party - pap 82, wp 1, spp 1 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court of Appeals |
| Political parties and leaders | governing party: People's Action Party or PAP [GOH Chok Tong]; opposition parties: Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [LING How Dong]; National Solidarity Party or NSP [vacant] (SDA group); Singapore Democratic Alliance or SDA [CHIAM See Tong] (includes SPP, PKMS, NSP, SJP); Singapore Democratic Party or SDP [CHEE Soon Juan]; Singapore Justice Party or SJP [Desmond LIM] (SDA group); Singapore National Malay Organization or PKMS [Muhammad ALI Aman] (SDA group); Singapore People's Party or SPP [CHIAM See Tong] (SDA group); Workers' Party or WP [LOW Thia Kiang] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNMISET, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador chan heng chee consulate(s): new york consulate(s) general: san francisco FAX: [1] (202) 537-0876 telephone: [1] (202) 537-3100 chancery: 3501 international place nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador franklin l. lavin embassy: 27 napier road, singapore 258508 mailing address: fpo ap 96507-0001 telephone: [65] 6476-9100 FAX: [65] 6476-9340 |
| Flag description | two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle |
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