Singapore: Geography#
| Location | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 1 22 N, 103 48 E 1.3666667,103.8 |
| Area | total: 697 sq km land: 687 sq km water: 10 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 697 DBpedia: 710 Geoname: 692 Infoplease: 693 Britannica: 714 Wolfram: 697 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 193 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve |
| Natural Hazards | NA |
| Natural Resource | fish, deepwater ports |
| Land Use | arable land: 0.89% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 98.97% (2011) |
| 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 |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Renewable Water Resources | 0.6 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 | 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 |
| Large Cities | Singapore [Verified] |
| Geography-note | focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes |