Singapore Geography

Country Name: Republic of Singapore

Capital City: Singapore

Population: 4,553,009 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.275% (est.)

Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)

Languages: Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%

Area: 692.7 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.1% (est.)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF SINGAPORE

Location:

Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

1 22 N, 103 48 E

Area - total:

692.7 sq km

Area - total:

692.7 sq km

Area - land:

682.7 sq km

Area - water:

10 sq km

Land Boundaries:

0 km

Border Countries:

0 km

Terrain:

lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve

Elevation - highest point:

Bukit Timah 166 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Singapore Strait 0 m

Natural Resources:

fish, deepwater ports

Arable Land:

1.47%

Permanent Crops:

1.47%

Other Land Use:

97.06% (2005)

Natural Hazards: