| Country |
Republic of Singapore |
Location |
Southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula |
Geographic coordinates |
1 22 N, 103 48E |
Area |
697.1 sq km |
Land |
42 km from west to east and 23km from north to south |
Water |
10 sq km |
Land boundaries |
No shared border with any country |
Coastline |
193 km |
Elevation |
Bukit Timah 166m MSL |
Weather |
Hot (26 -32 ºC) and Humidity >75% Most buildings & transportation are air-conditioned |
Raining season |
November-December, best time to travel from June-August. |
Population |
4.24 million in June 2004 |
Races |
4 main races: 76.8% Chinese, 13.9% Malay, 7.9% Indian and 1.4% Others. (Approximate) |
Religion |
42.5% Buddhist, 14.9% Islam, 14.8% No Religion, 14.6% Christianity, 8.5% Taoism, 4% Hinduism, 0.6% Other Religions. (approximate) |
Central Business District |
Central and Southern parts of island
Easily access by subway: Raffles Place |
Shopping |
Orchard Road: Northern part of city central. More Information
Subway: Orchard, Somerset and Dhoby Ghaut (North-South line) |
| Communications |
Facilities about Phone, Fax and Internet |
Ethnic Quarters |
Chinatown
Subway: Chinatown (North-East line) |
Little India
Subway: Little India and Farer Park (North-East line) |
Kampong Glam
Subway: Bugis (East-West line) |
Places of Interests |
Sentosa Island |
| Singapore Botanic Gardens |
| Singapore Zoological Gardens & Night Safari |
| Singapore Cable Car |
| Jurong Bird Park |
| Changi Prison |
Chinese Garden
Subway: Chinese Garden (East-West line) |
| Bukit Timah Nature Park |
Asian Civilization Museum
Subway: Raffles Place (East-West line) |
Travelling Essentials
