I have just returned from a country which I have visited for about half a dozen times.

A country that has

free healthcare – you just pay a nominal $1, no matter how serious or major your medical treatment or operation is

free pension from age 60 (they have a contribution pension plan from your salary, but the free pension from age 60 is given to all, on top of the contribution pension scheme)

free education

education allowance for children from needy families

financial assistance monthly allowance for the needy

monthly allowance for orphans

monthly allowance for the disabled

free land to build your own house, or public housing from about $40,000 – interest-free home loans

free house repair to houses caused by fire, natural disaster, up to a certain sum

no income tax

inflation -0.2 per cent (H1/2012)

unemployment rate : 1.7 per cent (2012)

population annual rate of increase : 1.6 per cent (2012)

labour force participation rate : 66.6 per cent (2012)

classified as a developed country

ranked 5th in the world by gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity

public debt at 0% of the national GDP

In the 2010 Human Development Report released by UNDP, it scored an HD Index of 0.805 and thus is included in the list of forty-two “Very High Development” countries

citizenship by birth only – foreigners and permanent residents cannot become citizens

And this country is _______

Leong Sze Hian

References:

The country’s Key Indicators

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Wikipedia