Singapore haes a lang history oimmigration. It haes a diverse population o close tae 5million fowk made up o Chinese, Malay, Indians,Asians o sindry strynd, anCaucasians.[7] 42% o the population in Singapore are foreigners who wirk an study thare. Furrn wirkers mak up 50% o the service sector.[8][9] The kintra is the seicont maist densely populatit in the warld efterMonaco.[10]A.T. Kearney named Singapore the maist globalised kintra in the warld in 2006 in itsGlobalization Index.[11]
Efter a contraction o -6.8% in the 4t quarter of 2009,[19] Singapore claimed the title o fastest-growin economy in the warld, wi GDP growth o 17.9% in the first hauf o 2010.[20]
The Inglis name o Singapore is derived frae the Malay nameSingapura (Sanskrit सिंहपुर "Lion City"). The day it is sometimes referred tae as theLion City. Studies indicate that lions probably niver lived thare; the beast seen biSang Nila Utama, foonder o Singapore, that gied the city its name, wis maist likely a tiger.[21][22]
↑"Sang Nila Utama"(PDF). 24hr Art. Archived fraethe original(PDF) on 19 August 2006. Retrieved14 Apryle 2006."Archived copy"(PDF). Archived frae the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved19 December 2021.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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