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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.
Since 1822, there have been land reclamation works, first by the British, who then controlled the island as a colony. 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]
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
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 increase of some 22% (130 km 2). [300] The country is projected to reclaim another 56 km 2 (20 sq mi). [301]
Percentage figures for arable land, permanent crops land and other lands are all taken from the CIA World Factbook [1] as well as total land area figures [2] (Note: the total area of a country is defined as the sum of total land area and total water area together.) All other figures, including total cultivated land area, are calculated on the ...
Singapore is governed as a unitary state without provinces or states. However, for the purposes of administration and urban planning, it has been subdivided in various ways throughout its history. As of 2022, Singapore has a total land area of about 753 km 2 (291 sq mi), not including its sea area.
7,000 to 10,000 square kilometers • 5,000 to 7,000 square kilometers • 3,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 3,000 square kilometers; 250 to 1,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 250 square kilometers; Other. List of countries and dependencies by area; List of largest empires; List of administrative divisions by country
List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 200,000 to 500,000 square kilometers; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 100,000 to 200,000 square kilometers; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 50,000 to 100,000 square kilometers