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Singapore
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Singapore,
officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state off
the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula,
137 kilometers (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian
state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau
Islands. At 710.2 km (274.2 sq mi), Singapore is a microstate and
the smallest nation in Southeast Asia. It is substantially larger
than Monaco and Vatican City, the only other surviving sovereign
city-states.
Singapore is our
main supply source for books. Books to Read was formed in Singapore
and Singapore continues to be the bed rock of our operations.
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Education
- The educational system features non-compulsory kindergarten for
three years, followed by six years of primary education leading up
to the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). Four to five years
of secondary education follow, leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge
GCE 'N' Level or Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level examinations that
assess academic achievement and determine the kind of post-secondary
education routes they can pursue.
By virtue of
being a commonwealth nation and using the Cambridge
level examination system, the text books can be put to reuse at
other common wealth countries.
Source: UNESCO, World Bank
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A
Library with empty shelves in Mindolo
Secondary School (Zambia). Help us fill it with books.
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