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país insular soberano e cidade-estado no Sudeste Asiático marítimo
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Singapura, oficialmente a República de Singapura, é um país insular no Sudeste Asiático. Seu território compreende uma ilha principal, mais de 60 ilhas e ilhotas satélites, e uma ilhota isolada. O país está cerca de um grau de latitude ao norte do equador, ao largo da ponta sul da Península Malaia, margeando o Estreito de Malaca a oeste, o Estreito de Singapura ao sul juntamente com as Ilhas Riau na Indonésia, o Mar da China Meridional a leste e o Estreito de Johor juntamente com o Estado de Johor na Malásia ao norte.
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“Singapore has become a stratified society. Years of unevenly distributed growth in a neoliberal growth regime has led to emergence of a class of working and non-working poor who face insurmountable challenges in uplifting themselves from a .”
“Our maritime cluster today is vibrant, comprising more than 130 international ship groups and more than 5000 maritime companies across the full range of industry. We are well positioned to serve as a gateway to Asia, and provide a platform for businesses to benefit from the shifting of centre of gravity to this region”
“Against this macroeconomic backdrop, the outlook for the Singapore economy remains cautiously positive.”
“The slash-and-burn technique being used is the cheapest land-clearing method and it is not only used by local farmers, but also employees of palm oil investors including Singaporean and Malaysian companies. We hope the governments of Malaysia and Singapore will tell their investors to adopt proper measures so we can solve this problem together”
“Singapura means lion-city; prehistoric, myopic, Sanskrit-speaking visitors having spotted a mangy tiger or two in the mangroves. Sly Malays sometimes call it Singa pura-pura, which means ‘pretending to be a lion’….It is a profoundly provincial town pretending to be a metropolis.”
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