Since then, the tiny city-state island has been industrializing and growing at an unprecedented rate.

自此之後，這個城邦式小島經歷了工業化並以空前的效率成長著

This year, they were voted the most expensive city in the world for the second year running.

今年，它們連續二年被選為世界上最繁榮的城市

So we wanted to know, how powerful is Singapore?

所以我們想知道新加坡究竟有多厲害

Well, for starters, Singapore is a tiny island in Southeast Asia, with a population of a little over 5 million packed into 277 square miles.

首先，新加坡是一個東南亞的小島，在 277 平方英哩的土地上有略多於5百萬的人口

That’s roughly if everyone in Minnesota squeezed into an area the size of San Francisco.

那大概相當於把明尼蘇達州的人都擠進像舊金山一樣大小的地方

Along with South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Singapore is one of the Four Asian Tigers;

新加坡和南韓、臺灣以及香港並列亞洲四小龍（英文有誤）

nations that have experienced significant growth since the 1960s and have high-income economies.

這些國家從1960年代開始有著顯著的成長並為高收入經濟體

Their GDP is nearly $300 billion dollars.

他們的國內生產總值近乎 3 千億

And they are 9th in the world in terms of per-capita GDP, although overall they rank 37th in the global economy.

雖然他們全球經濟排名第 37 名，但國內平均每人生產總值世界排名第 9，

One of the primary reasons for Singapore’s wealth is that they operate the largest, and busiest, transshipment port in the world.

新加坡之所有富有的原因之一是他們擁有最大、進出口最頻繁的轉運港口

In short, Singapore is rich. So what are they spending their money on? Well, mostly defense and guns.

簡而言之，新加坡是個富有的國家。那他們都把資金用在什麼地方呢？大部分花在國防和武力上

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

根據斯德哥爾摩國際和平研究所指出

Singapore is the 5th largest arms importer in the world, after India, China, Pakistan and South Korea.

新加坡是世界排名第 5 大的軍火進口國，僅次於印度、中國、巴基斯坦和南韓

Singapore has a formidable military force.

新加坡擁有強大的軍事武力

In particular, the Singaporean Royal Air Force is the largest, best trained, and most equipped flying force in Southeast Asia.

尤其新加坡皇家空軍是東南亞陣容最大、訓練最精良而且設備最好的飛行部隊

Singapore also has mandatory two-year conscription of all 18-year-old males.

新加坡召募所有 18 歲的男性服役二年

Meaning that Singapore sits on more than a million reserve troops, should they ever need them.

也就是說如果他們需要，新加坡擁有人數超過一百萬的軍隊

As a result of this military stockpiling, Singapore has a very close relationship with the United States.

基於這樣的軍事力量累積，新加坡和美國有著密切的關係

In fact, the US is the primary buyer of Singaporean military equipment, making up 43% of their total sales.

事實上，美國是新加坡軍事裝備主要的買主，占了美國百分之 43 的銷售量

Singapore also enjoys friendly, diplomatic relations with most of the developed Western world, with the exception of their neighbor, Malaysia.

新加坡和大部分西方的己開發國家也有良好的外交關係，除了他們的鄰國馬來西亞以外

This primarily stems from having been expelled from Malaysian rule in 1965 over policy disputes,

1965 年，印尼的政策阻撓使得新加坡脫離馬來西亞

and later, disagreements over land ownership in the South China Sea.

在那之後，兩國對於中國南海的島嶼擁有權也有爭論

However the two countries rely on each other heavily for trade,

無論如何，這兩個國家在貿易方面彼此非常依賴

and in recent years have largely resolved their issues through new leadership.

而且這幾年在新的領導政策下解決了許多問題

With a huge cash surplus, tremendous military and close relations with the United States, Singapore might not be a traditional international behemoth in regards to land size.

新加坡土地面積小，因此它也許不被視為傳統的世界強國，但由於它龐大的現金盈餘、強大的軍事力量以及和美國的密切關係

But it certainly stands on its own as one of the best equipped and most powerful countries in Southeast Asia.

它確實成為東南亞建設最完善也最強大的國家之一

To find out just what makes Singapore so expensive, check out our video here.

想了解什麼原因讓新加坡這麼繁榮可以看我們這裡的影片

If you’re on your phone, there’s a link to that video right at the top of the description, so check it out!

若你正在使用你的手機，在這個描述上面有一個影片的連結，快打開來看吧

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感謝你收看 TestTube！請訂閱我們的每日影片