Singapore Overview
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Janet MorrisSingapore-New Zealand relations are long-standing and friendly, and are based on a close political, economic and defence ties.
Two-way trade between Singapore and New Zealand continues to increase. In the year to December 2011, it reached a total of NZ$2.9 billion. In the year ending December 2011, Singapore was our eleventh largest export market.
In addition to AANZFTA, New Zealand also partners with Singapore in the 2005 Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP, TransPac or P4). We are also parties to bilateral agreements on Defence, Double Taxation, Air Services, an Audio-visual Co-production Agreement and a Work Exchange Agreement enabling tertiary students and recent graduates to work in each other's country for up to six months.
Key demographics
| Official name | The Republic of Singapore |
| Land area | 707 sq km |
| Population | 5 million |
| Capital city | Singapore |
| Religion | Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Taoism, Hindu |
| Language | Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), Tamil and English are the official languages. Malay is the national language and English the administrative language. |
| Currency | Singapore dollar |
Key statistics
| GDP | US$266.5 billion (IMF 2011 estimate) |
| GDP per capita | US$59,936 (PPP estimate 2011) |
| Total exports | US$358.5 billion (2010) |
| Total imports | US$311.73 billion (2010) |
| Total NZ exports to Singapore | NZ$812.9 million (2011) |
| Total NZ imports from Singapore | NZ$2089.7 million (2011) |
Sources of data: IMF (GDP data), World Bank (export/imports) and Global Trade Atlas (NZ exports/imports).
Last updated: 28 March 2012
