Location: Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Geographic coordinates: 1° 13.2' N, 103° 28.8' E
Coastline km: 193 km km
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: lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m
Natural hazards: NA
Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)
Population: 4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)
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% (2000 census)
Capital: Singapore
Divisions: none