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谁能帮我找找新加坡（英文版）的介绍?重金!急用!
要介绍关于新加坡的人口,风俗习惯,重要事件.要分开方面介绍.要英文版的,下附中文翻译.越全面越好!急用~..

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Etymology
The name Singapura comes from the Sanskrit singha ("lion") and pura ("city").
According to the Malay Annals,this name was given by a 14th century Sumatran prince named Sang Nila Utama,who,landing on the island after a thunderstorm,spotted an auspicious beast on the shore.His chief minister erroneously identified as a 'singha' or lion.However,recent studies of Singapore indicate that lions have never lived there (not even Asiatic lions),and the beast seen by Sang Nila Utama was likely a tiger,most likely the Malayan Tiger.
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Origin
In the 13th century Malay Annals,Sang Nila Utama,a prince from Palembang was shipwrecked and washed ashore to an island.There he saw a creature which he believed was a lion.So he named the island "Singa Pura" which means "Lion City" in Malay,from which the name Singapore was derived.
Meaning
According to the Singapore government:
“The lion head symbolises courage,strength and excellence,as well as resilience in the face of challenges.It is in solid red against a white background - the colours of the national flag.Its mane's five partings represent the same five ideals that are embodied in the five stars of the national flag,namely democracy,peace,progress,justice and equality.Its tenacious mane symbolises the nation's single-minded resolve to rise to any challenges and overcome any obstacles."