Singapore is an independant state located in South East Asia and near the equator with the weather here hot and wet. Singapore is part of the ASEAN group of countries. It is a multi-racial, multi-religion country with culture, race, religion perfectly mixed and blended. In Singapore, you will find Chinese, Malay, Indians and other minority races. You would also see and find many religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Islamic Beliefs, Hindiusm etc. in Singapore. It is one of the rare countries in the world where there are cultural, racial and religion tolerance and understanding.In addition, each racial group not only has retained its own cultural identity but also developed and integrated into Singapore community.
The city originated from a British trading post set up by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. Nowadays, the country's industrialization boosted the economy, and today the state has one of the world's busiest container port. The country is also with a low unemployment and a efficient infrastructure. Today, almost the entire population has been moved from kampungs (villages) into HDB apartments or condominium. People from China, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Ceylon and the Middle East came to Singapore for a better life for themselves and their families.
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