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Singapore

Location S China Sea, between Indonesia, Malaysia
Latitude and longitude  1 22 N, 103 48 E
Sovereignty Independent
United Nations member? Yes
Political status notes Officially, "Republic of Singapore"
Population  5,076,700
Census notes est. July 2010
Land area in square kilometers 638
Capital  Singapore

Fundamental legal document(s) online

Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, from A. Tschentscher's International Constitutional Law
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, from the Singapore Attorney General's Chambers

Other legal documents online

Singapore Laws & Legal Research Materials, from the Singapore Ministry of Law

Singapore Statutes Online, from the Singapore Attorney General's Chambers

The Electronic Gazette (the most recent 5 days are available without charge; a subscription is necessary to view older issues; Gazette documents are in PDF format)

Sources and other useful websites

Country profile: Singapore, from the BBC News
Independent States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Legal Profiles: Singapore, from the Islamic family law study by the Emory University School of Law
Primary Sources of Law in Singapore, from the C.J. Koh Library of the National University of Singapore
The Republic of Singapore, from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Singapore, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003)
Singapore, U.S. Library of Congress Country Study (1989)
Singapore Government
Singapore InfoMap, the official national website of Singapore
Statistics Singapore
United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country Profile: Singapore
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

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