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Singapore, [f] officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, ...
The Singapore Formula One Pit Building before the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix. The 'Singapore Sling' chicane (pictured in 2008) was removed before the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix. The track in 2019 as it approaches the Pit Building. On the day of confirmation of the Singapore Grand Prix in the 2008 Formula One season, a routemap was published. [12]
Singapore Island, also known as mainland Singapore, is the main constituent island of the sovereign island country and city-state of the Republic of Singapore. It is located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, between the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea. The Singapore Strait lies to the south, while the Johor Strait lies to ...
Singapore is one-and-a-half degrees north of the equator, lying entirely between the 1st and 2nd parallels. Singapore's climate is classified as tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af), with no true distinct seasons. Owing to its geographical location and maritime exposure, its climate is characterised by uniform ...
This is a list of places in Singapore based on the planning areas and their constituent subzones as designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Based on the latest URA Master Plan in 2019, the country is divided into 5 regions , which are further subdivided into 55 planning areas , and finally subdivided into a total of 332 subzones.
The Central Area, also called the City Area, and informally The City, is the main commercial and financial city centre of Singapore.Located in the south-eastern part of the Central Region, the Central Area consists of eleven constituent planning areas: the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South, the Museum Planning Area, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, the Singapore River and ...
Virtual Singapore is a 3D digital model of Singapore that uses real-time and topographical data. It is a digital twin of the city-state , and the first digital twin of a country. Virtual Singapore is co-led by the National Research Foundation, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and the Government Technology Agency .
Prior to 1991, urban planners in Singapore preferred to have a strong commercial zone in the centre of the metropolitan area. Coupled with a disjointed residential developments in the northern and eastern areas, and industrial developments in the western areas of Singapore, this resulted in citizens having to travel across the island to their work or retail destinations.