| Geography | Singapore |
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Location:
 | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
Geographic coordinates:
 | 1 22 N, 103 48 E |
Map references:
 | Southeast Asia |
Area:
 | total: 692.7 sq km land: 682.7 sq km water: 10 sq km |
Area - comparative:
 | slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
 | 0 km |
Coastline:
 | 193 km |
Maritime claims:
 | territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice |
Climate:
 | tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms |
Terrain:
 | lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve |
Elevation extremes:
 | lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m |
Natural resources:
 | fish, deepwater ports |
Land use:
 | arable land: 1.47% permanent crops: 1.47% other: 97.06% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
 | NA |
Total renewable water resources:
 | 0.6 cu km (1975) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | Total: 0.19 cu km/yr (45%/51%/4%) Per capita: 44 cu m/yr (1975) |
Natural hazards:
 | NA |
Environment - current issues:
 | industrial pollution; limited natural fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
Environment - international agreements:
 | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
 | focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes |
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