| Geography | Singapore |
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Location:
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Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
Geographic coordinates:
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1 22 N, 103 48 E |
Map references:
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Southeast Asia |
Area:
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total: 697 sq km
land: 687 sq km
water: 10 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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193 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice |
Climate:
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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:
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lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m
highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m |
Natural resources:
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fish, deepwater ports |
Land use:
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arable land: 1.47%
permanent crops: 1.47%
other: 97.06% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources:
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0.6 cu km (1975) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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127 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.19 cu km/yr (45%/51%/4%)
per capita: 44 cu m/yr (1975) |
Natural hazards:
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NA |
Environment - current issues:
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industrial pollution; limited natural freshwater resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
Environment - international agreements:
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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:
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focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes |
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