Few Facts about Singapore
Singapore is an independent city state in southeastern Asia,consisting ofone major island-the Singapore Island-and more than 50 small islands,locatedoff the southern tip
of Malay.The city of Singapore,the capital of the country,is at thesoutheastern end of the Singapore Island;it is one of the most important portcities and commercial centers
of Southeast Asia. The total area of the re- public is 640 sp.km.
2. Low lying Singapore Island has no outstanding relief（轮廓鲜明的）features. A central areaof hills rises to the maximum height of 176 m.The country has a wet tropical
climate,with an average annual temperature of 27 .20℃．Theaverage annual rainfall is 2,413 mm;the wettest months are November throughJanuary.
3. Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959.A president,elected to afour-year term is head of state,and a prime minister is head of government. Thepresident used
to be selected by Parliament ,but by a 1991 constitutional amendment（修正案）,the president is now elected direct-ly by the people.The Parliamentis the law making body
with its 81 members popularly elected.
4. In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200,200 students.The main institutions ofhigher
education are the National
University of Singapore,several technicalcolleges,and a teachers college.
5. Singapore has one of thehighest standards of living of any country in Asia.In the late 1980s the gross domestic product was estimated at$23 .7billion,or$8,870 per
person.The fishing industry is centered on the port of southwestern SingaporeIsland.Industry has grown rapidly since the 1 960s , and Singapore nowproduces a diversity
（多样化的）of goods , including chemicals ,electronicitems,clothing,and processed foods,etc.Shipbuilding and petroleum refining arealso important.

Paragraph 2______

A.Education.

B.Land and climate.

C.State system.

D.Natural resources.

E.Economy of singapore.