Singapore
Capital: Singapore (city-sate)
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Time zone: 6 hours ahead of Kiev time, but from the last Sunday of March and to the last Sunday of September is 5 hours ahead
Public Holiday: 9 August National Day
Currency: Singapore Dollar
Geography
Climate
Holidays and day offs
Population
Language
Religion
Currency
Customs Rules
Transport
Communication
Geography
It is City-state in the south-east of Asia, consisting of a main island and more then 50 small islands lying to the south of the
Malaise peninsula. The island of Singapore is separated from the peninsula by the narrow Strait of Johor. The total are of Singapore is 640 square km.
Singapore is a pearl of Southeast Asia. Singapore is a mix of modern architecture and of historical landmarks. It is a city of shopping centers, leisure centers, customs and culture of Malay, India, China and European countries. The difference of Singapore from other Asia cities is his absolute cleanness. Wonderful beaches, all types of water sports, fields for golf - all here disposes to magnificent rest, saturated by the unusual impressions.
Climate
Climate in Singapore is humid-tropical. Even in January the temperature never goes below +30C.
It's most pleasant especially in evenings when Singapore dives into fresh-cold, the temperature goes below +23C.
Holidays and day offs
May 1 is the birthday of the third prince Lotos, a child - God. On this day the mediums and spiritualists come together in Chinese temples of Singapore. Being in the state of full mystic Trans, they either pierce themselves with swords on the yellow sheets of
paper which cover the ground in temples. The sheets of paper are later used as talismans which protect their owners.
National characteristics: People are trying hard to combat smocking on the island. Thus when smoking at a public place, mind that you take the risk of being fined. The fine may equal 500 Singapore dollars. On streets you may unexpectedly find yourself as a participant in some carnival or a kind of national holiday with clones, acrobats and dancers. Along these there are very quiet streets as well, where you can enjoy your time sitting in a small café.
Population
According to government statistics, the population of Singapore in 2008 was 4.84 millions people. The average density of population is 4400 people per 1 sq km. The majority is concentrate in the south part of Main Island. Ethnic division: 77% Chinese, 15% Malay, 6% Indian and 1% others. Life expectancy: 73 men; 78 women. Singapore's fertility rate is 18 children born per 1000, and the death rate is 5 per 1000.
Language
The four official languages of Singapore are Chinese, Malay, Tamil and English. English is widespread and is the language which unites the various ethnic groups.
Religion
Buddhism – 29 %, Christianity-19%,Islam-16%, Taoism-13%
Currency
The official currency is the Singapore dollar (S$), divided into 100 cents. Coins are minted in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50
cents as well as in S$1. Notes are minted in denominations of 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 50, 1,000, and 10,000 Singapore dollars. Banks open from 10:00 to 15:00 in weekdays and from 9:30 to 11:30 on Saturdays. Moneychangers are located throughout the city and generally provide better exchange rates than banks for exchanging cash. Credit cards are widely accepted.
Customs Rules
The import of drugs, psychotropic chemicals, detonators, cigarette lighters disguised weapons, toy-coins, cash, pornographic literature, video tapes, meat and meat products is prohibited. The export of guns, explosives, animal poison, drugs, gems and jewelry (exceeding the quantity of personal needs) requires permission. The authorities apply airdrome tax fee equivalent to 12 USD for passengers departing on international flights. This fee isn't applied on passengers who don't leave transit areas and on children under age of two. Certificates of injections are not required. Free baggage equals 20 kg. For each exceeding kg you have pay at customs supervision points.
Transport
A wonderful bus service covers the whole of the island. Buses start working at 6.30 a.m. till 12.00 p.m. There is underground service as well. It starts working from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. It's a quick and cheap means to get any corner of the city. The most comfortable and public transport means is the taxi. Each taxi has a meter and the fee is charged according to it. Tips are upon wish.
A sort of local transport "veloryshki" is popular among tourists, though Singapores themselves don't like it. The price of such services should be settled beforehand and it's better to turn to a driver having an official driving license. Renting a car will cost you 100-350 Singapore dollars per day. (The availability of driving license is compulsory).
Communication
There is a perfect telephone connection in Singapore. You'd better use pay-phones which are considerably cheaper. To call home you are only to dial your country code and the end-number.
Shops: Singapore is a paradise for shop mongers. Here one can purchase cheap but high-quality goods. Foreigners mainly purchase electronics, textile, perfume, cosmetics and orchid. The only problem is with buying large-sized clothes.
National cuisine, Drinks: Singapore is a multinational city having a great variety of Chinese, Malay and Indian cuisines. Bars, cafes and restaurants lying anywhere, offer a great variety of Asian dishes, including true works of cooking-art made of fresh and juicy sea-products which cost "nickels". More than 500 high-class restaurants are ready to satisfy any freak of a client. Try a dish from Indian or Chinese cuisine, fresh yourself by an icy juice made of fresh fruits and of course give yourself a treat to exquisite dishes of "high" cuisines at the world-famous restaurants or in the open air on the banks of the river Singapore.
Urgent numbers: Ambulance and Fire security-995. Police-999
[Tags: Tours to Singapore]
Туры в Сингапур (Russian version)
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Time zone: 6 hours ahead of Kiev time, but from the last Sunday of March and to the last Sunday of September is 5 hours ahead
Public Holiday: 9 August National Day
Currency: Singapore Dollar
Geography
Climate
Holidays and day offs
Population
Language
Religion
Currency
Customs Rules
Transport
Communication
Geography
It is City-state in the south-east of Asia, consisting of a main island and more then 50 small islands lying to the south of the
Malaise peninsula. The island of Singapore is separated from the peninsula by the narrow Strait of Johor. The total are of Singapore is 640 square km. Singapore is a pearl of Southeast Asia. Singapore is a mix of modern architecture and of historical landmarks. It is a city of shopping centers, leisure centers, customs and culture of Malay, India, China and European countries. The difference of Singapore from other Asia cities is his absolute cleanness. Wonderful beaches, all types of water sports, fields for golf - all here disposes to magnificent rest, saturated by the unusual impressions.
Climate
Climate in Singapore is humid-tropical. Even in January the temperature never goes below +30C.
It's most pleasant especially in evenings when Singapore dives into fresh-cold, the temperature goes below +23C.
Holidays and day offs
May 1 is the birthday of the third prince Lotos, a child - God. On this day the mediums and spiritualists come together in Chinese temples of Singapore. Being in the state of full mystic Trans, they either pierce themselves with swords on the yellow sheets of
paper which cover the ground in temples. The sheets of paper are later used as talismans which protect their owners.National characteristics: People are trying hard to combat smocking on the island. Thus when smoking at a public place, mind that you take the risk of being fined. The fine may equal 500 Singapore dollars. On streets you may unexpectedly find yourself as a participant in some carnival or a kind of national holiday with clones, acrobats and dancers. Along these there are very quiet streets as well, where you can enjoy your time sitting in a small café.
Population
According to government statistics, the population of Singapore in 2008 was 4.84 millions people. The average density of population is 4400 people per 1 sq km. The majority is concentrate in the south part of Main Island. Ethnic division: 77% Chinese, 15% Malay, 6% Indian and 1% others. Life expectancy: 73 men; 78 women. Singapore's fertility rate is 18 children born per 1000, and the death rate is 5 per 1000.
Language
The four official languages of Singapore are Chinese, Malay, Tamil and English. English is widespread and is the language which unites the various ethnic groups.
Religion
Buddhism – 29 %, Christianity-19%,Islam-16%, Taoism-13%
Currency
The official currency is the Singapore dollar (S$), divided into 100 cents. Coins are minted in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50
cents as well as in S$1. Notes are minted in denominations of 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 50, 1,000, and 10,000 Singapore dollars. Banks open from 10:00 to 15:00 in weekdays and from 9:30 to 11:30 on Saturdays. Moneychangers are located throughout the city and generally provide better exchange rates than banks for exchanging cash. Credit cards are widely accepted.Customs Rules
The import of drugs, psychotropic chemicals, detonators, cigarette lighters disguised weapons, toy-coins, cash, pornographic literature, video tapes, meat and meat products is prohibited. The export of guns, explosives, animal poison, drugs, gems and jewelry (exceeding the quantity of personal needs) requires permission. The authorities apply airdrome tax fee equivalent to 12 USD for passengers departing on international flights. This fee isn't applied on passengers who don't leave transit areas and on children under age of two. Certificates of injections are not required. Free baggage equals 20 kg. For each exceeding kg you have pay at customs supervision points.
Transport
A wonderful bus service covers the whole of the island. Buses start working at 6.30 a.m. till 12.00 p.m. There is underground service as well. It starts working from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. It's a quick and cheap means to get any corner of the city. The most comfortable and public transport means is the taxi. Each taxi has a meter and the fee is charged according to it. Tips are upon wish.
A sort of local transport "veloryshki" is popular among tourists, though Singapores themselves don't like it. The price of such services should be settled beforehand and it's better to turn to a driver having an official driving license. Renting a car will cost you 100-350 Singapore dollars per day. (The availability of driving license is compulsory).Communication
There is a perfect telephone connection in Singapore. You'd better use pay-phones which are considerably cheaper. To call home you are only to dial your country code and the end-number.
Shops: Singapore is a paradise for shop mongers. Here one can purchase cheap but high-quality goods. Foreigners mainly purchase electronics, textile, perfume, cosmetics and orchid. The only problem is with buying large-sized clothes.
National cuisine, Drinks: Singapore is a multinational city having a great variety of Chinese, Malay and Indian cuisines. Bars, cafes and restaurants lying anywhere, offer a great variety of Asian dishes, including true works of cooking-art made of fresh and juicy sea-products which cost "nickels". More than 500 high-class restaurants are ready to satisfy any freak of a client. Try a dish from Indian or Chinese cuisine, fresh yourself by an icy juice made of fresh fruits and of course give yourself a treat to exquisite dishes of "high" cuisines at the world-famous restaurants or in the open air on the banks of the river Singapore.
Urgent numbers: Ambulance and Fire security-995. Police-999
[Tags: Tours to Singapore]
Туры в Сингапур (Russian version)
