Everyone has heard of it, but exactly where is Singapore ? And more curiously, is it a city, island, or country? The short answer: All three! Singapore is a city and island nation. The Republic of Singapore is a sovereign island nation located just off the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia . Singapore is an anomaly, and they're quite proud of it. The country is currently the only city-island-nation in the world. Although Hong Kong is also considered a city-island, it is still considered a Special Administrative Region that is part of China. Actually, Singapore's territory consists of one primary island and at least 62 smaller islets. Discerning the difference gets a little fuzzy. Dry land suitable for development is precious in the island nation. An ongoing land-reclamation effort creates desperately needed real estate each year. Many new artificial islands get created, probably really exciting the geologists in charge of keeping c...
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