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Discovering Singapore's jungle oases
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International Herald Tribune
04-13-2002
With a land area of just 680 square kilometers, this small island-state is the third most densely populated territory in the world, after Macau and Hong Kong. On average, 6,384 people jostle for space in each square kilometer of Singapore. In reality, of course, population densities vary dramatically, even on the main island of Singapore where most people live. State planning has confined city, residential and industrial zones to ...
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Unwanted reservoir offers Lakeland idyll
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Contradictory state goals beset Windward reservoir
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Central Park Reservoir To Be Named For Jackie Onassis
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Will development spoil picture of tranquillity? As plans are revealed for the transformation of a popular Birmingham reservoir, Neil Connor took a Sunday stroll around the site to get residents' and visitors' views on the potential for it to become a new tourist hotspot.(News)
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