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.24 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) Net migration rate: 26.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.) Infant mortality rate: 3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.17 years male: 77.22 years female: 83.35 years (2001 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.22 children born/woman (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.19% (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 4,000 (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 210 (1999 est.) Nationality: noun: Singaporean(s) adjective: Singapore Ethnic groups: Chinese 76.7%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% 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: 93.5% male: 97% female: 89.8% (1999) Singapore Government Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Singapore conventional short form: Singapore Government type: parliamentary republic Capital: Singapore Administrative divisions: none Independence: 9 August 1965 (from Malaysia) National holiday: Independence Day, 9 August (1965) Constitution: 3 June 1959, amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution) Legal system: based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal and compulsory Executive branch: chief of state: President Sellapan Rama (S. R.) NATHAN (since 1 September 1999) head of government: Prime Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 28 November 1990) and Deputy Prime Ministers LEE Hsien Loong (since 28 November 1990) and Tony TAN Keng Yam (since 1 August 1995) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president, responsible to Parliament elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 28 August 1999 (next to be held NA August 2005); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president e
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