Port of Singapore (13 photos)

The number of ships is simply amazing - the evening from the shore because of the lights, they look like a big city. It is an island where everything is under control: politsobraniya forbidden piece of road from the airport to the city is absolutely straight and flowers in pots: in case of need, the road for 20 minutes turns into a runway for fighters. The explanation is simple: the ratio of exports to GDP of Singapore - 180 percent (30 for China, 15 for Brazil, 40 for Russia). Island living in trade, but not the only one - on the map, Singapore - the main port of the Straits of Malacca - the path that connects the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. In this way the Arab oil floats in China, almost all the Chinese junk delivered to Europe swims in the opposite direction, and, generally, to the snout of land with a population of 4 million tied up almost a quarter of all world trade.