Location:
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Geographic coordinates:
1 22 N, 103 48 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
697 sq km
country comparison to the world: 192
land:
687 sq km
water:
10 sq km
slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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193 km
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territorial sea:
3 nm
exclusive fishing zone:
within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
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
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lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve
lowest point:
Singapore Strait 0 m
highest point:
Bukit Timah 166 m
fish, deepwater ports
arable land:
0.89%
permanent crops:
0.14%
other:
98.97% (2011)
NA
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0.6 cu km (2011)
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total:
0.19 cu km/yr (47%/53%/0%)
per capita:
81.97 cu m/yr (2005)
industrial pollution; limited natural freshwater resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
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
focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes