FLIGHTS AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Overview
Singapore is officially recognized as Republic of Singapore. It is located in southern tip of Malay Peninsula. It is famously called as island country with 63 islands the most by any country. It is exactly 137 kilometers from the north of equator. Singapore is separated by Malaysia and Straits of Johor in north and Riau island of Indonesia is south. It is fully urbanized with little amount of rainforest. Most of the city’s land is developed through land retrieval. It was founded in second century and was home for many local empires. It was also a centre for British east India Company. The British occupied the land in the year 1826 and later occupied by Japanese at the time of Second World War. In the year 1963 it is declared as independence country by former British territories. It is world’s fourth top most financial centre. The Singapore’s harbor is the top five among the busiest harbors in the world. The economy of Singapore is mainly depends on service sector and industry sector. In the year 2010 The Singapore city itself is contributed 72.8 percent of Singapore’s GDP. It s population is about 5 millions and city is fairly crowded all the time. 50 percent of the country is exposed to greenery.
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Climate / Weather
Singapore is located towards equator with a degree of 1.5. climate is sunny all the time without distinctive seasons. Rain comes almost daily with heavy showers that lasts more than an hour. Most rainfall is reported in between November to January. Thunderstorms are common throughout the year so it is recommended to carry umbrella all the day. The Sumatra forest fire is unpredictable and you should be ready all the time. The city undergoes two different temperatures in two distinctive seasons. The daytime temperature is about 32C with a night temperature of 24C from December to January. For rest of the year the daytime temperature is 32C and night temperature is 26C.
Best time to go to Singapore
The good news is, there is relatively no particular time to best visit the country when it comes to avoiding bad weather conditions, if you want to go to Singapore to experience the festivals there’s a lot of them and there’s celebration throughout the year making every people busy all the time. It all depends on what is your purpose in going to Singapore, as the country has lots of events going on all year round. So, no worries all you have to do is plan where to go around the country.
Transportation
Obviously Singapore is the best tourist place to travel around. Its public transportation is world’s best. You can also find taxis at very reasonable prices. If you want to travel in city you can rent a car also. To stay in Singapore Net flash card and RFID card is more than enough. You can recharge it and use in any occasions like train, bus and taxi. Once you buy the card can use it for five years.
