Total Area: 697 sq km
Land Area: 687 sq km
Water Area: 10 sq km
Climate description:
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.14%
Irrigated Land: n/a
Total Renewable Water Resources: 0.6 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.19 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 81.97 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: n/a
Environmental Current Issues:
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 1.3%
Agricultural Products description: orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish
Land Area: 687 sq km
Water Area: 10 sq km
Climate description:
- tropical
- hot, humid, rainy
- two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
- lowland
- gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.14%
Irrigated Land: n/a
Total Renewable Water Resources: 0.6 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.19 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 81.97 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: n/a
Environmental Current Issues:
- industrial pollution
- limited natural freshwater resources
- limited land availability presents waste disposal problems
- seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 1.3%
Agricultural Products description: orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish
vertical vegetable tower using hydraulic rotating system; Singapore is looking for new ways to feed their people using this system since only 7% of their food is grown in Singapore.
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Fish farm; Singapore has an ideal climate for tropical fish breeding.
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Puppy/ pet farms in Singapore
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Singapore contains many orchid farms
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Singapore produces poultry
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