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This 8-page paper provides an overview of Singapore, from a demographics, economic and cultural view. Also included is information about Singapore's relationship with Malaysia, and the government concern over labor. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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nation (including labor problems). Well conclude the paper with recommendations. Demographic information/cross cultural analysis The population of Singapore (as of July
2003) was 4.6 million (Nationmaster.com, 2005). Following is a population breakdown from Nationmaster.com: Age percentage male female 0-14 years 18% 390,352 365,730 15-64 years 75% 1,520,875 1,590,355 65 years and
over 7% 124,413 159,539 The annual population growth rate of Singapore in 2000 was 2.8 percent - and the country itself
has a varied linguistic, cultural and religious heritage (Nationmaster.com, 2005). In terms of ethnic groups, 77 percent of the population is Chinese, 14 percent is Malay, 7.6 percent is Indian,
other is 1.4 percent (Nationmaster.com, 2005). The national language is Malay, with English being considered the dominating language (Nationmaster.com, 2005). "Singlish" is what the colloquial English used in daily life
is (Nationmaster.com, 2005). Chinese is also prevalent in the area (Nationmaster.com, 2005). In terms of religion, Singapore itself allows religious freedom (though
the government scrutinizes most religions) (Nationmaster.com, 2005). Following is the religion breakdown in Singapore (from (Nationmaster.com, 2005).) Buddhist 42.5% Muslim 14.9% No religion 14.8% Christian 14.6% Taoist 8.5% Hindu
4.0% Others (Sikhism, Confucianism, etc) 0.6% Finally, literacy is high in Singapore, as revealed by the following chart. It has increased a great deal. Year 2000 1990 Total 92.5%
89.1% Male 96.6% 95.1% Female 88.6% 83.0% From the point of view from someone like Hofstede (who originated the cultural
organizational models), we can make some assumptions about this country. First, because Singapore is a part of Asia, the general factor of society tends to be group above individuality (which
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