Tolin's 2024 World Cruise blog posts, Day 66 Mar 15, 2024, Singapore, Singapore; Singapore City Tour and National Orchid Garden
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore , is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia . It is located about one degree of latitude 85 miles north of the equator , off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula , bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia , the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. The country's territory comprises one main island , 63 satellite islands and islets , and one outlying islet ; the combined area of these has increased by approximately 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the second highest population density of any country in the world , although there are numerous green and recreational spaces as a result of urban planning . With a multicultural populatio