Singapore - The multicultural Metropolis

The multicultural Singapore comprise of 63 islands inclusive of the main island and has a size of 697 squarekilometres (269 square miles. Singapore is the smallest country in Southeast Asia surrounded by the Straits of Malacca, the South China Sea and the Straits of Johore. Malaysia and Thailand are located in the north of Singapore, the islands of Indonesia in the south and the Philippines in the northeast of Singapore. The capital city of Singapore, Singapore City, occupies the largest harbour of the main island and is a dynamic centre for industry, commerce, communications, trade and tourism. The largest and most important of many smaller islands of Singapore are Sentosa, Jurong Island Pulau Ubin amd Pulau Tekong. There are two connections from Singapore to Malaysia, the Tuas Second Link, a bridge in the western part of Singapore and a man-made causeway, the Johor-Singapore Causeway in the northern part of Singapore.
Singapore has reclaimed land with earth obtained from the seabed, its own hills as well as the countries. As a result, Singapore's land area grew from 581 squarekilometres (224 square miles) in the 1960s to 697 squarekilometres (2691 square miles) today, and may grow by another 100 squarekilometres (38.6 square miles) by 2030.
About 23 percent of the land area of the country comprises of forest and nature reserves and the highest point of Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill, with a height of 166 metres (538 feet). Singapore has tropical rainforsts climate with no distinct seasons.

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