https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html
Introduction Singapore
Background: Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819.
It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later
and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the
world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading
links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage
handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading
