Singapore

Only 30 miles (48km) across at its widest point, Singapore takes up little more than half the space occupied by New York’s five boroughs; with 5.5m inhabitants it is much less populous. On a per person basis Singapore is far richer than its neighbours in the region, and it is the only country in South-East Asia in which ethnic-Chinese citizens make up the majority. How did it come to be? http://econ.st/1NhV6WU