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 | Republic of Singapore
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
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| Area: |
647.5 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; no pronounced rainy or dry seasons; thunderstorms occur on 40% of all days (67% of days in April)
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| Terrain: |
lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve
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| Population: |
3,531,600 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
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| Languages: |
Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)
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| Capital: |
Singapore |
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