Singapore Quick Facts
82.7
Years
Singaporean Average Lifespan (2016)
719.2
Square Kilometer
Country Area (2016)
30
Centigrade
Average Temperature
Religion
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Taoism, Hinduism
Official Language
English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
allows Singapore's exporters and investors to enjoy various benefits such as tariff concessions, prioritized access to certain areas, faster access to markets and intellectual property (IP) protection. Australia (SAFTA), China (CSFTA), Costa Rica (SCRFTA), Gulf Cooperation Council for Arab States (GSFTA), Jordan Hashem Kingdom (SJFTA), India (CECA), Japan (JSEPA), Korea (KSFTA), New Zealand (ANZSCEP), Panama (PSFTA), Peru (PeSFTA), Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland (ESFTA), Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (Brunei New Zealand, Chile, Singapore), United States (USSFTA)
Singapore Research & Development
1991 -1995Invested 2 Billion Singapore Dollars
Develop Singapore into a research and development center.1996 -2000Invested 4 Billion Singapore Dollars
Develop biotechnology and other research and development.2001 -2005Invested 6 Billion Singapore Dollars
Develop biomedical and other technologies.2006 -2010Invested 13.5 Billion Singapore Dollars
Continue to invest in Research & Development.2011 -2015Invested 16 Billion Singapore Dollars
Develop Technology, Support Enterprises. Develop Singapore into global research centre through human, intellectual property, industry development.2016 -2020Invested 19 Billion Singapore Dollars
Continue to invest in R&D, commercialize technologies and promote economy development.
