Territorial change

Malaysia → Singapore (secession)

1965 · Singapore

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When
1965
Kind
Territorial change
Where
Singapore
Coordinates
1.37° N, 103.82° E
Process
secession
Type
Secession (establish new indep. entities)
Pop
1865000
Area km2
583
Losing
Malaysia

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Singapore

Island country in Southeast Asia

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude 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…

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