Facts about Singapore

FACTS ABOUT SINGAPORE THE ROYAL HASHEMITE COURT - Official name: Republic of Singapore - Capital: Singapore - Singapore declared independence from the United Kingdom On 31 August 1963 - Singapore consists only of one main island and 63 other tiny islands. Most of these islands are uninhabited. - Singapore is among the 20 smallest countries in the world, with a total land area of only 682.7 square kilometers. - There are four official languages in Singapore: English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil, reflecting the different ethnic make-up of the city but English is the official working language, and the most widely used language. Population Area 5.2 692.7 million people square kilometers SINGAPORE Singapore has been ranked by Forbes Magazine as the most globalized country in the world, and it is considered the fastest recovering country from the Global Economic Crisis. Gross Domestic Production: Forbes 291.6 billion U.S. dollars Facts about the relations between Jordan and Singapore The balance of trade between Jordan and Singapore is currently tilted in favor of Singapore. However, there is significant potential for Jordan considering that it offers a lot of products and services that may meet the needs of Singapore markets, like phosphate, potash, fertilizers, mineral salts and Dead Sea products amongst others. Jordan's Total exports to Singapore amounted to 207.5 Jordan's Total imports to Singapore amounted to 309,000 million dollars dollars during the first nine months of during the first nine months of 2013 2013 Jordan Main Exports to Singapore are: Jordan Main Imports from Singapore are: • Miscellaneous manufactured articles • Machinery • Articles of iron or steel • Organic chemicals • Plastics and articles thereof • Fertilizers • Optical, photo, technical, medical, apparatus • Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal • Electrical, electronic equipment • Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof • Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product • Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet Jordan's latest Agreement with Singapore: Free Trade Agreement signed in The goods of Singapore origin imported by Jordan are subject to a gradual reduction of customs goods of Jordanian origin enter the market of 2004 The agreement has come into force in the beginning of 2009 Singapore exempted from customs duties duties to reach full Based upon... While The Customs Department has begun applying the ninth stage of the agreement in the beginning of the 2013. exemption over transitional periods ranging from 5 to 10 and charges of equivalent effect from date of entry. years from the date of entry into force of the agreement. Jordan offers extra liberalization for Singaporean services providers in: Research and development services in the fields of natural sciences, social sciences and human sciences. Advertising services Services incidental to manufacturing Convention Services Singapore offers extra liberalization for Jordanian services providers in: Research and Computer Services development services in the fields of natural Advertising services 60 Management consultancy services sciences, social sciences and human sciences. Real estate services, renting and leasing without operators Technical testing and analysis @RHCJO