Geography Of Singapore

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 water: 10 sq km land: 682.7 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 from December to March and Southwestern monsoon from 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: 1.64% permanent crops: 0% other: 98.36% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
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, 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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Geography Of Singapore