Singapore

Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Singapore is similar to Night City, as it's an independent city state separate from the country it was once apart of. Its colonial core centers on the Padang, a cricket field since the 1830s and now flanked by grand buildings such as City Hall, with its 18 Corinthian columns. In Singapore's circa-1820 Chinatown stands the red-and-gold Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, said to house one of Buddha's teeth.

Early History
Singapore or as its also known as "Lion City" was originally developed as a settlement by the late Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. Overtime it grew under British rule, experiencing large amounts of immigration, that was until the takeover by the Imperial Japan during WW2. After achieving independence, it joined the Malay Federation, but was expelled two years later due to racial differences between the Malay-chauvinist Malaysia government and the predominantly Chinese island.

1990s - 2020s
When Hong Kong fell apart, many companies and people fled to Singapore, however only well-educated and skillful people were given permission to live in the city. Despite their best efforts to regulate immigration, many refugees were able to sneak into the city over the years.

Singapore is city run by a freely elected government, but they still have an iron-fist. The government, the People's Action Party, has ruled with an overwhelming majority since the 1960s, and has made Singapore a model city, with a minimum of crime and pollution. The mass media however is tightly controlled, dissent is highly discouraged, and individual freedom are suppressed. They have dress codes on the books, things like gum are illegal to keep the streets clean. The Corporations within, unlike Night City, do not interfere with the development, this is due to the government already having the corporate interest in mind.

The Tiger Medicines Corporation, which originally was founded in the 1800s, is one of the most successful Singaporean corporations in the world.

At some point in the 2010s, the Arasaka Corporation was hired out to police the city.

Economy
Singapore's economy is second wealthiest in the Pacific Rim, with only Japan being ahead of it. Trade, shipping, banking, and high-tech industries dominate this city. The Straits of Malacca is the prime shipping route between the Pacific Rim and Europe/Africa. When Hong Kong was brought down to destruction, most of the companies that weren't already in Singapore followed Merrill, Asukaga &amp; Finch's lead. The government has always had a pro-business from the beginning, and it also has been known for having everything a corpo would want. Tiger Medicines Corporation is the largest company originating from Singapore.

For the most part everyone living here is pretty well off, and anything that's not illegal is very easy to get, so there's very little black market trade around Singapore. What little there is takes place on the north end of the island, where the newcomers live.

That being said NetCrime and data smuggling are the lucrative markets. The Government of Singapore has found it nearly impossible to regulate all the broadcast Vids, and not to mention the Net. The sheer volume of activity makes policing it almost completely impossible. Every company has its own uplinks for teleconferencing, then there is travel between companies.

Geography
Singapore is a very small, heavily urbanized, island city-state in Southeast Asia, located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore has a total land area of 724.2 square kilometers (279.6 sq mi).

The Singapore area comprises mainland and other islands. The mainland of Singapore measures 50 kilometers (31 mi) from east to west and 27 kilometers (17 mi) from north to south with 193 kilometers (120 mi) of coastline. These figures are based on 2.515 meters (8 ft 3.0 in) High Water Mark cadastral survey boundaries. It has an exclusive economic zone of 1,067 km2 (412 sq mi). Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor.

Climate
Singapore is situated near the equator and has a typically tropical climate, with abundant rainfall, high and uniform temperatures, and high humidity all year round. Many of its climate variables, such as temperature and relative humidity, do not show large month-to-month variation. However, many variables exhibit prominent diurnal (or daily) variations from hour to hour, indicating the strong influence that solar heating has on the local climate.