Geography of Singapore
- Singapore is: an island country made up of 63 islands
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Indochina
- Maritime Southeast Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Asia
- Time zone: Singapore Standard Time = ASEAN Common Time (UTC+08)
- Extreme points of Singapore:
- High: Bukit Timah 163.63 m (537 ft)
- Low: Singapore Strait 0 m
- Land boundaries: none (two causeways to Malaysia)
- Coastline: 193 km (120 mi)
- Area of Singapore: 707.1 km2 (273.0 sq mi)
- Atlas of Singapore
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