Singapore

**__Singapore﻿__** **Country's Background﻿** It is located in east and southwest Asia. Some neighboring countries are Malaysia, Indonesia. The topography of Singapore is gently undulating central plateau that contains water catchment areas and nature preserves. The government is that of a Parliamentary Republic led by Lee Hsien Loong. Singapore consists of 28 Districts. Demogrpahics of languages in Singapore Mandarin (official) 35%, English (official) 23%, Malay (official) 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%. The population size is 4,701,069 people. **Biodiversity** ﻿The climate of Singapore is equatorial (located 1º North of equator), therefore there are no distinct seasons. Singapore has a uniform distribution of temperature and pressure throughout. The major biome in which Singapore is associated with is tropical, while also hot, humid, and rainy. Asian elephant is a type of herbivore in the country. There are variety of civets in Singapore and they are all examples of carnivores. Weasels are scavengers and the dugong are omnivores. Along with the other species of Singapore, the Knobbly sea star is a significant keystone species, much like the other sea stars in the sea.  One of the major human impacts of Singaproe is the fact of overpopulation. Singapore's population is not growing, however, but it does not differentiate the fact that human's need more room and this leads to distruction of the tropical biome. Some examples of introduced species is the Brown rat and the Finlayson's squirrel. In order to legislate the protection of species in Singapore, there are nine acts under the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA): the Agri-Food and Veterinary Act, the Animals and Birds Act, the Control of Plants Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Feeding Stuffs Act, the Fisheries Act, theSales of Food Act, the Wholesome Meats and Fish Act, and the Wild Animals and Birds Act. **Human Populations ** The growth rate of Singapore is approximately .817%, with an undetermined doubling time. The birth rate is 8.5 for every 1,000; while the death rate is 4.95 for every 1,000. The migration rate is 4.63 migrants for every 1,000. The stage of demographics is that of Stage 4, showing slow growth and death rates.    **﻿Resource Management ﻿ ** The top resources that support Singapore are: Agriculture, manufacturing, and trade. Singapore has no natural resources, so they rely on imports, while exporting some manufactured goods such as petroleum products. The major import is that of commoditie, such being machinary and equipment, mineral fuels and chemicals, and consumer goods. The forests are managed and sustained by and organization known as OLAM International. Singapore is a developed country and the people get what they need to survive. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Some parks are: Fort Canning Park, Ang Mo Kio Town Garden Pasir Rik Town Park, and Dairy Farms Nature Park.