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Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Singapore Island ... Pulau Palawan: Southern Islands: Central Region: 0.004 0.0015 Pulau Jong: Western Islands: West Region: 0.006 0.0023
Singapore has reclaimed land with earth obtained from its own hills, the seabed, and neighboring countries. As a result, Singapore's land area has grown from 581.5 km 2 in the 1960s to 725.7 km 2 today, and will increase slightly more due to the construction of sea polder and barrage to deal with the ever-rising sea level.
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Since independence, the contemporary government of Singapore has continued to increase the size of the island, having increased the area of the main island from 580 km 2 (224 sq mi) in the 1960s to 710 km 2 (274 sq mi) today. [8] A further 200 km 2 (77 sq mi) of land is also expected to be added to the main island. [9]
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
Below is a list of countries in Asia by area. [1] ... Asia area in km 2 (mi 2) 1 ... Philippines: 0.7%: 300,000 (120,000) 23
Under British rule, Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands were part of Singapore, and both were transferred to Australia in 1957. [296] [297] [298] Pedra Branca is the nation's easternmost point. [299] Land reclamation projects have increased Singapore's land area from 580 km 2 (220 sq mi) in the 1960s to 710 km 2 (270 sq mi) by 2015, an ...
The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, [8] and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. [2] [3] [9] The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at