. Singapore style noodles, S$2,832 US$1.937 Sanitation Flag of Singapore.svg, Hainanese chicken rice is considered one of the national dishes of Singapore. 15 See also Singapore business directory (Billion) GNI Government budget for education SGD 12.8bn (2018).

Singapore business directory, Sambal not a dish in itself but a common chilli-based accompaniment to most foods, For several years Singapore has been one of the few countries with an AAA credit rating from the "big three" and the only Asian country to achieve this rating. Singapore attracts a large amount of foreign investment as a result of its location skilled workforce low tax rates advanced infrastructure and zero-tolerance against corruption. Singapore has the world's eleventh largest foreign reserves and one of the highest net international investment position per capita. There are more than 7,000 multinational corporations from the United States Japan and Europe in Singapore There are also approximately 1,500 companies from China and a similar number from India Roughly 44 percent of the Singaporean workforce is made up of non-Singaporeans. Over ten free-trade agreements have been signed with other countries and regions. Despite market freedom Singapore's government operations have a significant stake in the economy contributing 22% of the GDP. Singapore's economy was a major beneficiary of colonialism establishing financial and commercial hubs. . The concepts of democracy peace progress justice and equality are enshrined as stars in the Singapore national flag Freedom in the World ranked Singapore 4 out of 7 for political freedom and 4 out of 7 for civil liberties (where 1 is the most free) with an overall ranking of "partly free" Reporters without Borders ranked Singapore 153th out of 180 countries in their Press Freedom Index for 2015, Taxis are available at the taxi stands at the arrival hall There is an additional airport surcharge for all trips originating from the airport. Cycles S$10,714 US$11.899 Main articles: Demographics of Singapore and Singaporeans 6 Government initiatives His Planetary Hypotheses went beyond the mathematical model of the Almagest to present a physical realization of the universe as a set of nested spheres in which he used the epicycles of his planetary model to compute the dimensions of the universe He estimated the Sun was at an average distance of 1,210 Earth radii while the radius of the sphere of the fixed stars was 20,000 times the radius of the Earth! There are boats and ferry services to nearby islands of Malaysia and Indonesia These services can be found at Changi Ferry Terminal Changi Point Ferry Terminal Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal Singapore Cruise Centre and Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, The new price proposed by Malaysia was close to the price of desalinated water The government of Singapore said that Malaysia had no right to alter the price of water It further clarified that the price paid by Hong Kong included payment for substantial infrastructure provided by China while Malaysia provided only access to raw water and the infrastructure necessary to convey the water inside Malaysia was entirely paid for by Singapore Singapore finally refused to accept a higher price and decided to give up on its goal to extend the agreements beyond 2061 Instead the country decided to achieve self-sufficiency in its water supply before 2061 and the negotiations ended in 2003 without result.