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After colonial times the parliament signed a treaty making houses “affordable.” Today Singapore has very futuristic skyscrapers.  They are currently working on one of the tallest in Singapore soon to be 290 feet.

The Singapore skyline below

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In pre-colonial times singapore houses were made on stilts posted with hardwood. This followed the Malay tradition doing this. Later during the colonial times wealthy families had 2 story bungalows following the European tradition.

A cabin in Singapore made of wood in the pre-colonial times

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Also their are many american food chains in singapore. Some include chili's,  mcdonald's and pizza hut. Also they have american food type restaurants not including chains.

Someone getting a strawberry sundae at a Mcdonald's in Singapore.

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Singapore has many traditional foods such as chili crab and laksa, a soup similar to ramen. The most popular food being chicken rice. They also have a wide selection of desserts ranging from mousse, pandan cake and mango pudding.

A chef preparing the most famous food, chicken rice.

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People enjoy Singaporean art because it mixes European with the beauty of Asia. They use Chinese methods such as Nanyang. A few famous Singaporean artists that used Chinese styles include Liu Kang and Chua Ek Kay.

Liu Kang working on a painting.

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Dance is influenced by the Chinese. Some dances are “Zapin” (Malaysian) and “Lion dance” (Chinese) They also listen to a variety of music , the most popular is folk.

The "Lion Dance" being preformed at a parade in Singapore.

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2/3 of residents in Singapore are employed while the main work area is business. 37% work there while other work areas include manufacturing and transportation. Children who go to school starting at age six are expected to support their family when they get older.

Person doing business in Singapore.

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Singapore has a very high literacy rate at around 97%. Also males have around 3% higher than females. The average life expectancy is 84 around 5 percent more than America.

Children reading outside at a private school in Singapore. They read at a very young age.

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Many of the religions in Singapore practice customs. There are Chinese and Indian temples for people to practice religion. There is a funeral for almost all religions and it is customary to wash hands and take off shoes and socks when entering a temple.

A family taking off their shoes before entering a temple.

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There are three main religions in Singapore, Buddhist Muslim, and Taoist. The most popular one however is Buddhist. They celebrate Vesak day honoring the birth and death of Buddha. They also celebrate other religious holidays such as Chinese new year and Deepavali.

People celebrating Vesak day in Singapore by praying.

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In the 1800s Singapore was originally part of Britain but in 1959 they became part of Malaysia. Then in 1965 they gained independence and became their own country, They celebrate that day as heir independence day. They also have  their own Labour day and Good Friday.

A newspaper headline exclaiming Singapore's independence from Malaysia.

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Singapore has many historical leaders that were in important wars. Eunos Abdullah forced the British to give Singapore a piece of land and, Stamford Raffles signed a treaty allowing Singapore to be built. Also in the battle of Singapore Japan claimed Singapore and another historical leader, Yamashita was tried for war crimes.

The British surrendering to Singapore (at the time Japan) in the Battle of Singapore.

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One us dollar is equal to 1.36 Singapore dollars. Singapore is the third richest country in the world having their gdp per capita be 85,300 usd and their gdp 471.9 bil usd. They are around $30,000 wealthier than the us having the USA's gdp per capita be 53,000.

Someone taking out a 50$ Singapore dollar bill.

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Singapore runs a very large market economy with the government owning many big businesses. They import and export things such as machinery and electronics. Their main partners are China, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the USA.

A port in Singapore where they receive imports and give out exports.

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Singapore also has a few social problems such as illegal immigrants and freedom of speech. Others are struggling to live with the low wages. Singapore also has strange laws outlawing selling gum, spitting and smoking in public, Singing in public, feeding pigeons, and connecting to a neighbors WiFi. Although these laws are in effect i’m not sure how the police would enforce them.

Underneath people are protesting for freedom of speech against the parliament.

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Singapore uses a parliamentary system in which parliament chooses the leader. The current leader, Lee Hsein Loong was part of parliament and later got appointed to prime minister by parliament. Overall this system is working for them.

Below Prime minister Loong is giving a speech to the parliament.