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  • Population........................................................................4,492,150 (July 2006 est.)
  • Population growth rate: ..............................................................1.42% (2006 est.)
  • Birth rate......................................................9.34 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
  • Death rate...................................................4.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
  • Net migration rate.................................9.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
  • Ethnic groups......Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)

Singapore: Hungry for Foreign Workers at All Skill Levels
Historically a diverse country, Singapore since the 1980s has become a top destination for Asian and Western professionals as well as low-skilled migrants from across the region. Brenda S.A. Yeoh of the National University of Singapore reports.

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Statistics Singapore
http://www.singstat.gov.sg/

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http://app.ica.gov.sg/index.asp

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
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