Singapore - Geography

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
land: 682.7 sq km 
water: 10 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC 

Land boundaries:
total: 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 (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (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: 1.47% 
permanent crops: 1.47% 
other: 97.06% (2005) 

Irrigated Land: NA 

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, 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: focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes 

This information comes from the CIA World Factbook January 2008.