Despite its small size Singapore has a diversity of languages religions and cultures. Former Prime Ministers of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong have stated that Singapore does not fit the traditional description of a nation calling it a society-in-transition pointing out the fact that Singaporeans do not all speak the same language share the same religion or have the same customs. Even though English is the first language of the nation according to the 2010 census 20% of Singaporeans are illiterate in English This is however an improvement from 1990 when 40% of Singaporeans were illiterate in English, There are two connections to the state of Johor Malaysia In the north there is a causeway for both rail and road traffic which connects to the city of Johor Bahru In the west there is a road bridge (Tuas Second Link) which connects to Johor for road traffic only The connections are an important economic link to Malaysia which can be seen as a hinterland. 7 Organization PISA test documents on a school table (Neues Gymnasium Oldenburg Germany 2006), National University Hospital is the second largest hospital in the city serving one million patients yearly, Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service The Trishaw has been discontinued for usage as a means of transportation after 1980 However there are some trishaws left which now serve as tourist attractions taking tourists for a ride around the downtown district. The short-term effects of monetary policy can be influenced by the degree to which announcements of new policy are deemed credible in particular when an anti-inflation policy is announced by a central bank in the absence of credibility in the eyes of the public inflationary expectations will not drop and the short-run effect of the announcement and a subsequent sustained anti-inflation policy is likely to be a combination of somewhat lower inflation and higher unemployment (see Phillips curve#NAIRU and rational expectations) But if the policy announcement is deemed credible inflationary expectations will drop commensurately with the announced policy intent and inflation is likely to come down more quickly and without so much of a cost in terms of unemployment. Contents "Singapore shall forever be a sovereign democratic and independent nation founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of her people in a more just and equal society.".
There is a vast difference in the cost of health insurance hospital bills and procedures from the public to private sector The table below illustrates some of the differences in cost associated with a variety of conditions/procedures. 1.3 Canback Consulting Main article: Japanese war crimes Main article: List of heliports in Singapore, Russo-Japanese War: the number of total Japanese dead in combat is put at around 47,000 with around 80,000 if disease is included. . As of December 2011 and January 2013 8,800 foreigners and 5,400 Singaporeans were respectively diagnosed with HIV, but there are fewer than 10 annual deaths from HIV per 100,000 people There is a high level of immunisation.[citation needed] Adult obesity is below 10% the Economist Intelligence Unit in its 2013 "Where-to-be-born Index" ranked Singapore as having the best quality of life in Asia and sixth overall in the world.
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