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Country name:
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Singapore
Conventional long form: Republic of Singapore
Conventional short form: Singapore
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Government type:
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Parliamentary republic
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Capital:
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Singapore
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Administrative divisions:
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None
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Independence:
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9th August 1965 (from Malaysia)
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 9 August (1965)
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Constitution:
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3rd June 1959, amended 1965 (based on pre-independence State of Singapore Constitution)
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Population:
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4,452,732 (July 2002 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.6% (male 404,212; female 378,660)
15-64 years: 75.3% (male 1,630,696; female 1,724,532)
65 years and over: 7.1% (male 137,512; female 177,120) (2002 est.)
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Location:
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Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
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Geographic coordinates:
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1 22 N, 103 48 E
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Area:
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Total: 692.7 sq km
Water: 10 sq km
Land: 682.7 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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Slightly more than 3.5 times the
size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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0 km
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Coastline:
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193 km
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Climate:
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Tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two
distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon from December to
March and Southwestern monsoon from June to September;
inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening
thunderstorms
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Terrain:
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Lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve
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Elevation extremes:
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Lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m
Highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m
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Natural resources:
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Fish, deepwater ports
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Land use:
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Arable land: 1.64%
Permanent crops: 0%
Other: 98.36% (1998 est.)
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Irrigated land:
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Nil |
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Natural hazards:
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Nil
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Environment - current issues:
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Industrial pollution; limited
natural fresh water resources; limited land availability
presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting
from forest fires in Indonesia
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Environment - international agreements:
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Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, 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
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Geography - note:
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Focal point for Southeast Asian sea
routes
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