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Singapore at a Glance

LocationSoutheastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Population4,425,720

Population Growth Rate1.56%

ReligionsBuddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8%

LanguagesMandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  92.5%
male: 96.6%
female:  88.6% (2002)