Countries from a to z singapur part i (fil_eminimizer)

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Singapur (amtlich Republik Singapur, englisch Republic of Singapore malaiisch Republik Singapura,

chinesisch新加坡共和国, Pinyin XīnjiāpōGònghéguó, auch: 新加坡[ Tamil சிங்கப்பூர்குடியரசு, ist ein Insel- und Stadtstaat und der flächenmäßig kleinste Staat Südostasiens. Er ist Mitglied im Commonwealth of Nations. Der Name „Singapur“ entstammt dem Sanskrit und setzt sich zusammen aus Singha (स िंह siṃha „Löwe“) und Pura (पुर pura „Stadt“), bedeutet also Löwenstadt.

Singapore officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereigncity-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It lies off thesouthern tip of the Malay Peninsula and is 137 kilometres(85 mi) north of the equator. The country's territory consists of the diamond-shaped main island, commonly referred to asSingapore Island in English and Pulau Ujong in Malay, andmore than 60 significantly smaller islets. Singapore is separatedfrom Peninsular Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to the north, and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to thesouth. The country is highly urbanised, and little of the original vegetation remains. The country's territory has consistentlyexpanded through land reclamation.

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