Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
1 22 N, 103 48 E
Southeast Asia
total: 719 sq km
land: 709.2 sq km
water: 10 sq km
slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
total: 0 km
193 km
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
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
lowlying, gently undulating central plateau
highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m
lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m
fish, deepwater ports
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.)
0 sq km (2012)
600 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas
flash floods
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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
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