Location:
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Geographic coordinates:
1 22 N, 103 48 E

Map references:
Southeast Asia

Area:
total: 697 sq km
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land: 687 sq km
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water: 10 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 192

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

Land boundaries:
0 km
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Coastline:
193 km
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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:
lowlying, gently undulating central plateau

Elevation:
mean elevation:
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elevation extremes:
lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m
highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m

Natural resources:
fish, deepwater ports

Land use:
agricultural land: 1% arable land 0.9%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 0%
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forest: 3.3%
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other: 95.7% (2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
NA
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Total renewable water resources:
0.6 cu km (2011)
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Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.19 cu km/yr (47%/53%/0%)
per capita: 81.97 cu m/yr (2005)

Natural hazards:
NA

Environment - current issues:
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

Geography - note:
focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes