- Republic of Singapore, country of Southeast Asia, formed by a main island and by 59 small neighboring islands and situated in the southeast extremity of Malacca's peninsula. The island of Singapore, the main island, is separated from Malaysia, in the North, by the strait of Johor. In the South, it is separated from Riau ( Indonesia's ) archipelago by the strait of Singapore, an important waterway which connects the Indian Ocean, on the West , in South China Sea, in the East. The city of Singapore is in the southeast extremity of the island!; it is one of the harbour cities and one of the most important shopping centres of Southeast Asia. The total surface of the republic of Singapore is of 640 km2..
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