It's Location

Singapore is located in in the central part of South East Asia.

The Republic of Singapore is a thriving city-state located at the southern tip of Malaysia and consisting of one large island and 63 small ones.

 

It's neighbours

 

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand

It's Size (area)

In area it is 693 sq kms, as compares to Australia with 7.667m sq km. NSW is 8802 sq kilometres

Singapore is an island which measures approximately 42km east to west and 23km north to south at its widest points.

(It takes about 20 minutes to drive from east to west, without traffic, which is roughly the same distance from Coffs to Woolgoolga).

It's population

It's distance from
Coffs Harbour

By air - 4359 kilometres.

 

How to get there - by plane ?

 

Fly from Coffs Harbour to Sydney or Brisbane for daily flights to Singapore - in 7 hours 15 minutes.

Is it sea or land locked (or both)?

Singapore is sea locked. There is a bridge over the Causeway on the Johor Straits linking it with Johor Bahru in southern Malaysia.

The Language/s spoken

 

Languages spoken are English, Mandarin Chinese and Tamil (Malay).

 

What is hello in their language?

(Hello in Mandarin is Ni hao).

 

Language Conversion

 

(Find some more words here: http://www.mandarintools.com/worddict.html)

 

It's Currency

 

Singapore Dollars (AUD1 = SGD 1.21)

The
Singapore Climate

 

Singapore lies just north of the Equator near Lat 1.5 deg N and Long 104 deg E.

Because of its geographical location and maritime exposure, its climate is characterised by uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall.

Singapore is one giant tropical sauna. It's hot and humid year-round, with the temperature almost never dropping below 20°C, even at night, and usually climbing to 30°C during the day. Humidity is high, hovering around the 75% mark all year.

The climate of Singapore can be divided into two main seasons, the Northeast Monsoon and the Southwest Monsoon season, separated by two relatively short inter-monsoon periods.

Northeast winds prevail, sometimes reaching 20 km/h. Cloudy conditions in December and January with frequent afternoon showers.

Spells of widespread moderate to heavy rain occur lasting from 1 to 3 days at a stretch. Relatively drier in February till early March. Also generally windy with wind speeds sometimes reaching 30 to 40 km/h in the months of January and February.

Pre South-West Monsoon - late March to May
Light and variable winds with afternoon and early evening showers often with thunder.

South-West Monsoon Season - June to September
Southeast/Southwest Winds. Isolated to scattered late morning and early afternoon showers. Early morning 'Sumatra' line squalls are common. Hazy periods.

Pre North-East Monsoon - October to November
Light and variable winds. Sea breezes in afternoon. Scattered showers with thunder in the late afternoon and early evening.

Their culture

Singapore (Temasek (sea town in Javanese) (also was known as Singapura ' The Lion City') has five distinct districts, Orchard Road, Little India, Marina Bay, China Town, and Sentosa Island. Each of these areas has a distinct flavor and features.