Singapore has one main island that measures 49 km from East to West and 25 km from north to south with 19 km of coastline and several smaller islands. Most of singapore is no more than 15 km above sea level, though the highest point is Bukit Timah with a height of 165 m and is made up of granite. Hills and valleys make up the northwest and the eastern area has sandier and flatter land. Singapore has no natural lakes, but has water catchment areas for water. The climate is tropical rainforest. The government type is parliamentary republic, which is a system with no clear-cut separation of power between the executive and legislative branches. Singapore has a highly developed, successful free-market and a state capitalist economy. Their resources are solar and biomass energy. A tourist spot is the Garden by the Bay (pictured below), which is a garden built of 18 ‘super trees’. Super trees are artificial structures that are up to 164 feet in height and are covered in over 163,000 plants of 200 varieties. Singapore has no major cities because it is a city state in istelf. Major towns are Toa Payoh, Ang Mo Kio, Choa Chu Kang, Bedok, and Tampines. The population as of 2011 is 5,183,700.
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http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/singapore.htm
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-flipside/gardens-bay-not-everyone-085320199.html
Sources:
http://www.allcountries.eu/singapore.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Singapore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Singapore
http://www.tradechakra.com/economy/singapore/singapore-natural-resources-94.php
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