| Location | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
| Geographic coordinates | 1 22 N, 103 48 E |
| Map references | Southeast Asia |
| Area | total: 719 sq km land: 709.2 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 | lowlying, gently undulating central plateau |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m |
| Natural resources | fish, deepwater ports |
| Land use | agricultural land: 1% (2018 est.) arable land: 0.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.) forest: 3.3% (2018 est.) other: 95.7% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 600 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | flash floods |
| Geography - note | focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes; consists of about 60 islands, by far the largest of which is Pulau Ujong; land reclamation has removed many former islands and created a number of new ones |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
