Singapore's population hits 4.84 million

NST Online, 26 Sep 2008, Zakaria Abdul Wahab, BERNAMA

Singapore, which has been encouraging its citizens to have more babies, has recorded a population of about 4.84 million people as at end of last June.
There were 3.64 million Singapore residents and 1.2 million non-residents, according to the latest figures released by the Singapore Statistics Department today.

The department said Singapore residents, comprising its citizens and permanent residents, formed 75 per cent of the total population.

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