Singapore City

The Republic of Singapore (/ˈsɪŋəpɔːr/ (About this sound listen), /ˈsɪŋɡə-/) is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia. It is sometimes referred to as the "Lion City", "Garden City" or the "Little Red Dot". It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. It shares maritime borders with Indonesia at the south while at the north Malaysia. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km2) and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens.