World Factbook
Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
709.2 sq km
water
10 sq km
total
719 sq 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
lowlying, gently undulating central plateau
Land use
other
77.1% (2023 est.)
forest
22% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
0.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Location
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Coastline
193 km
Elevation
lowest point
Singapore Strait 0 m
highest point
Bukit Timah 166 m
Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Map references
Southeast Asia
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
3 nm
exclusive fishing zone
within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
Natural hazards
flash floods
Geography - note
focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes; consists of about 60 islands, the largest of which by far is Pulau Ujong; land reclamation has removed many former islands and created a number of new ones
Natural resources
fish, deepwater ports
Area - comparative
slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
1 22 N, 103 48 E
Population distribution
most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas