moderated by altitude; rainy season (June to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons Terrain: mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plains in south Natural resources: phosphates, limestone, marble Land use: arable land: 8% permanent crops: 2% meadows and pastures: 21% forest and woodland: 3% other: 21% Irrigated land: NA km2 Environment: vast wasteland Note: strategic location astride or along major sea routes *Singapore, People Population: 2,124,792 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 2.9% (1992) National product real growth rate: 7% (1992 est.) by occupation: agriculture and fishing.
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