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the Geography of singapore

location: Southeastern Asia, located between Malaysia and Indonesia  area:         Around 3.5 times the size of                       Washington, D.C. total :         277.68 square miles (719.2 sq. km) land:          273.82 square miles (709.2 sq. km)) water:       3.9 square miles (10 sq. km) borders:   None climate:   Tropical—rainy, humid, and hot.                       There are two monsoon seasons,                       the northeastern monsoon from                       December through March, and                       the southwestern from June                       through September. The seasons                       between monsoons frequently                       generate afternoon and early                       evening thunderstorms terrain:   A gradually undulating central                       plateau with low-lying features  elevation extremes: lowest       Singapore Strait, 0 feet (0 m),   point:        exactly at sea level

highest     Bukit Timah, 544 feet    point:        (166 m) above sea level natural hazards: Flash flooding

Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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