Singapore

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 land: 687 sq km water: 10 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 (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
Total renewable water resources	0.6 cu km (1975)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.19 cu km/yr (45%/51%/4%) per capita: 44 cu m/yr (1975)
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