OHCHR Country Framework - General Context

Below is part 1 of my take on human rights in Singapore, using the OHCHR Country Framework as a guide. I hope to use this as a systematic tool to evaluate human rights in Singapore. Part 1 doesn't look related to human rights (to a Singaporean), but if you peel past a few layers, you can "imagine" some scenarios. For example, the presence of several ethnic groups suggests that racial equality may be an issue to be discussed.

1. GENERAL CONTEXT
1. Official name of country:
   
1. Republic of Singapore
2. http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/
2. Geographic location:
   
1. South-East Asia
   
3. Area:
1. 707.1 square kilometres
2. http://www.singstat.gov.sg/stats/keyind.html
4. Terrain (topography):
   
1. Mainly flat
5. Infrastructure:
1. Internal - expressways, trains, buses, taxis, cars
2. External - airport, port, train
   
6. Capital city:
1. No capital city, most facilities associated with a capital city located in the Central Business District (CBD)
   
7. Other major cities:
1. Regional towns: Woodlands, Tampines, Jurong
   
8. Climate:
   
1. Characterised by uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall
2. http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1088
9. Water resources:
1. Malaysia
   
2. catchment areas
3. NEWater
4. desalination
   
10. Ethnic groups:
    
1. Chinese
2. Malay
3. Indian
4. Other
11. Languages:
1. English
2. Chinese
3. Malay
4. Tamil
   
12. Religions:
1. Buddhism
2. Taoism
3. Islam
4. Hinduism
5. Christianity