FACTOID #31: Think Antarctica is inhospitable? Think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is "barren rock".
The Singapore Area Licensing Scheme, introduced in 1975, charged drivers entering downtown Singapore, and thereby aimed to manage vehicle traffic. It is one of a number of anti-congestion policies that has operated in Singapore since the 1970s.
In September 1998, the Area Licensing Scheme was terminated as Singapore switched to the current Electronic Road Pricing system.
facts and figures, stats and information on Singapore economy, crime, people, government, health and education.
Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819.
Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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