I. Basic concepts
1. Singapore, whose full name is the Republic of Singapore (English), formerly known as Singapore, Sin Chew or Sing Tao, is an island country in Southeast Asia with a parliamentary political system. Singapore is adjacent to Malaysia across the Johor Strait in the north, Indonesia across the Singapore Strait in the south, and the southern mouth of the Straits of Malacca. In addition to Singapore Island, its territory also includes several surrounding islands. ?
2./kloc-In the 4th century, Singapore belonged to the Sultanate of Malacca founded by Berimura. /kloc-At the beginning of the 0/9th century, it was occupied by Britain as a colony. Singapore was occupied by the invading Japanese army.
Two. location
Singapore is located at 1 18' north latitude and 103 5 1' east longitude, adjacent to the south entrance of Malacca Strait, adjacent to Malaysia across the narrow Johor Strait in the north, and connected to the Second Strait by a new flexible causeway in the north and west. In the south of Singapore Strait, there are ferries connected with Indonesian islands such as Tanbin Island and Batam Island. Singapore has a land area of 7 18.3 square kilometers and a coastline of more than 200 kilometers. The whole country consists of more than 60 islands, including Singapore Island, St. John Island, Kameyama Island, Sentosa Island, Sister Island and Jiong Island. The three largest outer islands are Jurong Island, Dekong Island and Ubin Island. With the reclamation project forming a new land area, it will increase 100 square kilometers of land. The standard time in Singapore is UTC+8, which is 1 hour faster than its geographical location.