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Singapore's Culture:
Languages: https://www.justlanded.com/english/Singapore/Singapore-Guide/Language/Language
Religion:https://worksingapore.com/articles/live_7.php

Singapore's Economy:
SBR: https://sbr.com.sg/economy/news/heres-why-singapore-one-worst-countries-in-reducing-inequality
Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.sg/singapore-ranked-worst-place-for-women-to-work-among-top-gender-equal-nations-with-about-20-less-pay-and-savings-than-men/

Singapore's Environment:
https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/transport/what-we-do/share-road/singapore

Singapore's Population:

Singapore's History:
Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lee-Kuan-Yew
Business Times: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/lee-kuan-yew-dies/an-architect-of-the-singapore-miracle
Internations: https://www.internations.org/go/moving-to-singapore/country-facts/safety-law-and-crime-in-singapore
History SG: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/dc1efe7a-8159-40b2-9244-cdb078755013
Economic Development Board: https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/news-and-events/insights/innovation/singapore-flexes-its-standing-as-asias-technology-capital.html
Global Is Asian: https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/gia/article/singapore-50-years-of-science-and-technology
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/05/26/the-secrets-to-singapores-track-record-of-innovation-excellence/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.850fa74eef0e

Singapore's Territory
World Atlas: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does-singapore-have.html
Reference: https://www.reference.com/government-politics/parliamentary-democracy-c0725874d837285b
New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/world/asia/singapore-president-yacob.html
Hong Kong Free Press: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/05/24/singapore-parliament-approves-anti-fake-news-law-will-curtail-free-speech/
BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30015680
Hawksford: https://www.hawksford.com/knowledge-hub/2018/singapore-as-a-gateway-to-asean

Video:
https://youtu.be/5CUz81Y6LO0

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Singapore's Economic Success | The Economist

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Population Growth
The growth rate of SIngapore's population is 1.79%.  This population is made up of many different age groups.

Age Distribution
The age distribution is as follows:

0-14 years: 12.77%

15-24 years: 16.05%

25-54 years: 50.61%

55-64 years: 10.53%

65 years and older: 10.03%

The majority of the population is found within the 25-54 age range.  Overall, the life expectancy of a Singapore citizen is a very high 85.5 years.

Population Distribution
As Singapore is a heavily urbanized country, about all of the population, or 100%, lives in an urban setting.  Most of the urbanization is along the southern coast.  There are also relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas of SIngapore.

Suprising Fact
One surprising fact that I found was the life expectancy of a Singapore citizen.  This surprised me because 85.5 years is an extremely high amount.  This is 3rd in the world!  Another statistic that may be connected to this is the fertility rate.  There are only about 0.84 children born to each women.  This is a very low amount (224th in the world) that may contribute to the life expectancy.  The life expectancy may be so high due to the small amount of births in the country.  This is a possible reason for this high life expectancy.

Age and Gender Distribution in Singapore

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Economy
The economy of Singapore is thriving at the moment, with a GDP real growth rate of 3.6%.  As well as this, the GDP per capita is a very high $94,100.  This high GDP per capita shows that many people in Singapore are well-to-do and take care of themselves.  Because Singapore's government has not officially stated a poverty line, the public is not able to see what percentage lives below it.  However, because of the high GDP per capita, it is safe to assume that the majority of the population lives above this line.

The distribution of economic activities is as follows:

Agriculture: 0%
Industry: 24.8%
Services: 75.2%

This shows that Singapore relies extremely heavily upon exports of goods and services.

Inequality
Although it may not seem like it, inequality is a huge factor in Singapore.  This is very evident in wealth and class inequality.  This is mainly due to Singapore not doing much to help the lower classes.  The public social spending and tax practices does not allow these less fortunate people to rise.  Although Singapore is counted as one of the best nations for gender equality, gender inequality is still present in this country.  According to Business Insider, Singapore is ranked among the worst countries for women to do business.  This is because they are not treated as equals and receive about 20% less pay than men.

Sanitation
100% of the population in Singapore uses improved sanitation.  This shows how modernized and clean the country is.

Overall,  Singapore is a modern country that still has some internal issues that it needs to resolve.  The major focus with this would come with class inequality and helping women.  However, this country is very well off and relies mainly upon exports of good and services for income.  It has a highly successful market that helps the country economically.  As well as this, many of the citizens are wealthy with a high GDP per capita.

Graph of Singapore's GDP over the years (in billions of U.S dollars):

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Overview
Singapore was a British Crown colony from 1946 until 1963. In 1963, Singapore became a part of Malaysia. However, on 9 August, 1965, Singapore split away from the Malaysian Federation amid political and ethnic tensions and gained independence.

Important Historical Events, People, and Conflicts

1. Lee Kuan Yew: He was the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. Under his rule, Singapore prospered into the wealthiest country in Southeast Asia. Yew's economic policies eradicated corruption and lobbying, which helped position Singapore in a super-competitive economic position.

2. Strict Laws: The punishment for minor crimes is quite severe in Singapore. For instance, smoking at an outdoor bus stop can result in paying fines between 200 SGD and 1000 SGD. The strict laws in Singapore are the key reasons why the country has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.

3. Malaysian and Singaporean Tensions: Singapore's independence was the result of deep political and economic differences between the ruling parties of Singapore and Malaysia, which created communal tensions that resulted in racial riots in July and September 1964.

4. Technological Advancements: Over the past five decades, Singapore has emerged as a prosperous technology hub. 80 of the top 100 tech firms in the world have a presence of Singapore, reinforcing its status as a major East-West trading center and the gateway to the lucrative Asian marketplace.

5. Innovation: Lee Kuan Yew's economic policies have integrated invention and innovation as a critical part of the country's business culture. When the Singaporean development board was formed 50 years ago, it created new jobs, attracted multinational companies, and stimulated the creation of export-oriented industries to help the country cement its position as Southeast Asia’s innovation hub.

Importance of Singapore's History
It is important to understand and appreciate Singapore’s history because it shows the story of how success can be achieved no matter the obstacles. Sixty years ago, Singapore was stuck in an ethnic and political hell with Malaysia, but the country’s economic and technological post those tension-filled years helped cement its place as the most prosperous economic and technological country in Southeast Asia.

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Singapore has a tropical climate and is located very close to the equator.

Singapore is a very small state with 100% urban land and no rural land. Singapore was a small British colony, so they were already small to begin with. When they separated from Malaysia, they were only given a small piece of land about 3.5 times the size of D.C. This was because they had a small population back then. It is south of Malaysia and is separated by a wetland area.

The human population is very densely packed together and most of Singapore’s land is made up of urban buildings. The buildings are therefore big and tall and shared by many people. Almost the entire population lives in apartments because of the lack of land. Most apartments in Singapore are bigger than the average apartment in the U.S.

In Singapore, there are also offshore oil extraction sites that are present in and around Singapore. Singapore does not have a vast amount of natural resources because of its size. They heavily rely on imports and not so much exports .It is a major port city and relies on its port for almost all of its economic success. It could have future problems with lack of land and/or lack of resources.

The state is very strict on their internal issues, very infamously. They take care of the issues well, but at the same time, their strictness causes more problems in the freedom of their people.

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Government
Singapore has a parliamentary representative democratic system (a form of government where voters elect the parliament, which then forms the government)

with a President as head of state and a Prime Minister as head of government. Currently, Halimah Yacob is the President, while Lee Hsien Loong serves as the Prime Minister.

Politics
Unlike the United States, which has 2 primary political parties (Democrats and Republicans), Singapore has a total of 42 political parties. Some active parties in Singapore include the Justice Party, National Solidarity Party, People’s Power Party, etc.

Political "Hot Topic"
On May 8, 2019, Singapore’s Parliament approved the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act. The new law gives broad, unchecked powers to government ministers to determine what online information is “false” and demand that it be censored or corrected. Even though the Ministry of Law says the legislation will help stop the circulation of fake news, media groups and human rights advocates see the law as another tool to suppress free speech in Singapore.

Role in ASEAN
Singapore was one of the founders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ASEAN is a 10-member international body that represents more than 500 million people. Singapore has played a key role of being a trade partner and signatory in ASEAN.

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The main languages in Singapore English (36.9%), Malay (10.7%), Mandarin (34.9%) , and Tamil (3.3%), but English and Mandarin are the most spoken ones.

Religion in Singapore is one of the few things that are unrestricted and very respected in Singapore. SIngapore is one of the only few countries in the world to share this multiculturalism and probably the only one in Asia to do so.

The religious demographics of Singapore are as follows:

Buddhism: 33%

Muslim:14%

Christian: 18.8%

Taoist: 10%

Hindu: 5%

Atheism: 18.5%

Other:0.6%

The biggest freedom people in Singapore have is the freedom of religion. This is from experience.

Fun Fact: There is something called a Merlion in Singapore. It is a symbol of Singapore and statues of the mythical creature are built in many places.