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Area > Comparative slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	682.7 sq km		[184th of 238]
Area > Total	692.7 sq km		[194th of 250]
Capital city with population	Singapore - 3,044,000
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
Coastline	193 km		[154th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Bukit Timah 166 m
Forested Land	3.3%		[171st of 193]
Geographic coordinates	1 22 N, 103 48 E
Land use > Arable land	1.47%		[192nd of 258]
Largest city population	3,327,000		[32nd of 174]
Largest city with population	Singapore - 3,044,000
Location Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Map references Southeast Asia
Natural resources	fish, deepwater ports
Population density	5,539.77 people per sqkm		[4th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	6,301.6 people/m²		[4th of 204]
Precipitation	2,150 mm		[10th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	699 km²		[181st of 206]
Terrain lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve

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