Birth rate: 13.79 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 4.68 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.87 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 3.87 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.49 years male: 75.46 years female: 81.77 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.46 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Ethnic groups: Chinese 76.4% Malay 14.9% Indian 6.4% other 2.3%
Religions: Buddhist (Chinese) Muslim (Malays) Christian Hindu Sikh Taoist Confucianist
Languages: Chinese (official) Malay (official and national) Tamil (official) English (official)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 95.9% female: 86.3% (1995 est.)
Who are Singaporeans? Dear editor
As a Singaporean living abroad, I would like to see your views on who singaporeans really are, their feelings, their attitudes, their culture, what moves them, how they react to tourists, what they hold close to their heart and whether there is any warmth in them from Orchard road to ang mo kio town.
I think as a reader, that is what I would hope for if i click on the button "People", not a list of boring statistics.
Perhaps you should invite tourists who have been there to send in their feedback of their real-life experiences with Singaporeans and comment on their cultural exchange - this will be much more useful for future users of the city guide.
Hope you will consider this and change the format of the People section.
Thanks!
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