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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 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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