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In 1815 there may have been five million people in Java in the second half of the 18th century population spurts began in districts along the north-central coast of Java and in the 19th century population grew rapidly across the island Factors for the great population growth include the impact of Dutch colonial rule including the imposed end to civil war in Java the increase in the area under rice cultivation and the introduction of food plants such as casava and maize that could sustain populations that could not afford rice. Others attribute the growth to the taxation burdens and increased expansion of employment under the Cultivation System to which couples responded by having more children in the hope of increasing their families' ability to pay tax and buy goods. Cholera claimed 100,000 lives in Java in 1820. 4 Cultural policy, Air transport 220,000 National Army, (95.7) 35.0 (CurrencyExchange rate) its huge trading volume representing the largest asset class in the world leading to high liquidity; The exchange launched SGX QUEST (SGX Quotation and Execution System) in August 2004 The system is used by the exchange for derivatives and securities trading.

. . National add-ons Chilli crab vte Singapore's urbanisation means that it has lost 95% of its historical forests and now over half of the naturally occurring fauna and flora in Singapore is present in nature reserves such as the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve which comprise only 0.25% of Singapore's land area to combat this decline in 1967 the government introduced the vision of making Singapore a "garden city" aiming to soften the harshness of urbanisation and improve the quality of life. Since then nearly 10% of Singapore's land has been set aside for parks and nature reserves the government also has plans to preserve the remaining wildlife. . 5.2 Second Listed Exchange in Asia-Pacific, Related areas Since 2010 the government has opened three general hospitals and three community hospitals to cater to the increasing demand for hospital beds and plans to open four new hospitals between 2020 and 2030 in addition it has invested in the redevelopment and expansion of existing hospitals as of April 2017 there were approximately 10,500 beds in the public health system, Government spending in Singapore has risen since the start of the global financial crisis from around 15% of GDP in 2008 to 17% in 2012 The government's total expenditure as a percentage of GDP ranks among the lowest internationally and allows for a competitive tax regime. Singapore is required under its constitution to keep a balanced budget over each term of government Singapore government debt is issued for investment purposes not to fund expenditure! . (68.4) 20.7 14 External links Catalina I of 205 Sqn undergoing servicing in their hangar at RAF Seletar One of the squadron's Short Singapore Mk III biplane flying boats can be seen in the right background. Singapore has a growing stand-up comedy scene with three active rooms The three comedy rooms in Singapore are weekly starting with Comedy Masala on Tuesdays Talk Cock Comedy on Wednesdays and Comedy Hub Singapore on Mondays and Thursdays Every month The Comedy Club Asia features leading international comics such as Shazia Mirza and Imran Yusuf Comedy Masala also brings in international comedians such as Paul Ogata. Kumar a drag queen who has performed in Singapore for more than 17 years is one of Singapore's leading stand-up comedians.