| STAT | Singapore | United States | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area > Comparative | slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC | about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union |
|
| Area > Land |
682.7 sq km
Ranked 182nd. |
9.16 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 13420 times more than Singapore |
|
| Area > Land > Per capita |
0.148 sq km
per 1,000 people
Ranked 221st. |
30.16 sq km
per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 204 times more than Singapore |
|
| Area > Total |
697 sq km
Ranked 192nd. |
9.83 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 14099 times more than Singapore |
|
| Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year |
2,497
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States |
715
Ranked 110th. |
|
| Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year |
2,497
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States |
715
Ranked 105th. |
|
| 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 | mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains |
|
| Coastline |
193 km
Ranked 141st. |
19,924 km
Ranked 9th. 103 times more than Singapore |
|
| Geographic coordinates | 1 22 N, 103 48 E | 38 00 N, 97 00 W |
|
| Land area > Sq. km |
697 sq km
Ranked 175th. |
9.16 million sq km
Ranked 3rd. 13145 times more than Singapore |
|
| Land area > Square miles |
255 square miles
Ranked 85th. |
3.8 million square miles
Ranked 2nd. 14902 times more than Singapore |
|
| Location | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia | North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico |
|
| Natural resources | fish, deepwater ports | coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber |
|
| Surface area > Sq. km |
699 km²
Ranked 180th. |
9.63 million km²
Ranked 3rd. 13780 times more than Singapore |
|
| Terrain | lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve | vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii |
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