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Vatican City a city-state well known for being the smallest country in the world. More mountains and highlands help to split the interior into a series of relatively isolated regions suitable for wet-rice cultivation; the rice lands of Java are among the richest in the world. Java was the first place where Indonesian coffee was grown starting in 1699 Today Coffea arabica is grown on the Ijen Plateau by small-holders and larger plantations. ; During World War Two many students in Singapore dropped out of school causing a huge backlog of students after the war in 1947 the Ten Years Programme for Education Policy in the Colony of Singapore was formulated. This called for a universal education system that would prepare for self-governance. During the 1950s and 1960s when Singapore started to develop its own economy Singapore adapted a "survival-driven education" system to provide a skilled workforce for Singapore's industrialisation programme as well to as to lower unemployment. Apart from being an economic necessity education also helped to integrate the new nation together the bilingualism policy in schools was officially introduced in 1960 making English the official language for both national integration and utilitarian purposes. Universal education for children of all races and background started to take shape and more children started to attend schools. However the quality of schools set up during this time varied considerably the first Junior College was opened in 1969, In 1969 Mountbatten tried unsuccessfully to persuade his cousin the Spanish pretender Infante Juan Count of Barcelona to ease the eventual accession of his son Juan Carlos to the Spanish throne by signing a declaration of abdication while in exile the next year Mountbatten attended an official White House dinner during which he took the opportunity to have a 20-minute conversation with Richard Nixon and Secretary of State William P Rogers about which he later wrote "I was able to talk to the President a bit about both Tino [Constantine II of Greece] and Juanito [Juan Carlos of Spain] to try and put over their respective points of view about Greece and Spain and how I felt the US could help them." in January 1971 Nixon hosted Juan Carlos and his wife Sofia (sister of the exiled King Constantine) during a visit to Washington and later that year the Washington Post published an article alleging that Nixon's administration was seeking to get Franco to retire in favour of the young Bourbon prince! Population development The MRT network consists of five main lines for a total network length of 198.6 km (123.40 mi) and with 119 stations The North South Line East West Line and Circle Line are operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) while the North East Line and Downtown Line since 22 December 2013 are run by SBS Transit The Circle Line Extension from Promenade to Marina Bay began operation since 14 January 2012. . Marriage Fairness and development Main article: History of Singapore, Pre-colonial Singapore It has a diverse populace of over 5.47 million people which is made up of Chinese Malays Indians and Eurasians (plus other mixed groups) and Asians of different origins such as the Peranakan people descendants of Chinese immigrants with Malay or Indonesian heritage.

?Renminbi 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, Oyster omelette an oyster omelette mixed with flour and fried served garnished with coriander, The same census also reports that about 74.1% of residents were of Chinese descent 13.4% of Malay descent 9.2% of Indian descent and 3.3% of other (including Eurasian) descent. Prior to 2010 each person could register as a member of only one race by default that of his or her father therefore mixed-race persons were solely grouped under their father's race in government censuses From 2010 onward people may register using a multi-racial classification in which they may choose one primary race and one secondary race but no more than two. In 2012 the Community Health Assist Scheme was introduced This provides subsidies for Singapore Citizens from lower-to-middle income households and the Pioneer generation born before 1950 who need treatment for common illnesses chronic health problems and specific dental issues Beneficiaries get a blue or orange Health Assist card depending on household income From 2019 the scheme is to be extended Orange cardholders who only got subsidies for chronic conditions will get subsidies for common illnesses All Singaporeans will be covered for chronic conditions and the subsidies for complex chronic conditions will be increased, 5.1 Cable car 5.3 Previous years, 8 Financial aspects Major William Farquhar the British Resident of Malacca had been attempting to negotiate commercial treaties with the local chiefs of the Riau Archipelago especially before Raffles's arrival Farquhar was compelled to sign the treaty not with the official head of the sultanate but rather the Raja Muda (Regent or Crown Prince) of Riau He noted it as a success and reported it as such to Raffles. Risk aversion In January 2011 the Unit released the Government Broadband Index (gBBi) that assesses countries on the basis of government planning as opposed to current broadband capability With ambitious targets for both the speed and coverage of next-generation broadband networks the developed countries of Southeast Asia scored highest According to the index Greece is the worst-performing country measured due to its relatively low coverage target and drawn-out deployment schedule Greece also suffers due to the considerable size of its public-funding commitment as a percentage of overall government budget revenues and because its plan does little to encourage competition.