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Riau Islands ___MASK23___ ( Indonesian ; " Provinsi Kepulauan Riau ", acronym ; " Kepri ", Jawi : ), is a ___MASK23___ of Indonesia . It comprises the ___MASK97___ group of the Riau Archipelago along with other island groups to the south , east and northeast . In Indonesian , Riau Islands and Riau Archipelago are synonymous and are distinguished by the word for ___MASK23___ , " Provinsi ". Peninsular ___MASK87___ , also known as West ___MASK87___ ( formerly Malaya ), is the part of ___MASK87___ which lies on the Malay Peninsula and surrounding islands . Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north . To the south is the ___MASK22___ of Singapore . An armoured personnel carrier ( APC ) is a type of armoured fighting vehicle ( AFV ) designed to transport infantry to the battlefield . APCs are colloquially referred to as ' battle taxis ' or ' battle buses ', among other things . Armoured personnel carriers are distinguished from infantry fighting vehicles by the weaponry they carry . ___MASK56___ , usually known as reclamation , and also known as land fill ( not to be confused with a ___MASK11___ ), is the process of creating new land from ocean , riverbeds , or lake beds . The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or land fill . An ___MASK6___ ( IFV ), or mechanized infantry combat vehicle ( MICV ), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct fire support . The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe defines an ___MASK6___ as " an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped primarily to transport a combat infantry squad , which is armed with an integral or organic cannon of at least 20 millimeters calibre and sometimes an antitank missile launcher ." The Equator usually refers to an imaginary ___MASK13___ on the Earth ' s ___MASK76___ equidistant from the North ___MASK99___ and South ___MASK99___ , dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere . The Equator is about long ; some 78 . 7 % lies across water and 21 . 3 % over land . The Bionix ( BX ) is a family of tracked Singaporean armoured fighting vehicles developed by Singapore Technologies Kinetics ( formerly Singapore Technologies Automotive , which is now known as Singapore Technologies Engineering ) . Intended to augment the Singapore ___MASK21___ ' s aging M113 armoured personnel carriers , it is the first indigenous armoured vehicle to be developed in Southeast Asia . The Bionix has been operational with the Singapore ___MASK41___ ( SAF ) since 1999 in a wide variety of adaptations including the Bionix II , Bionix 25 and Bionix 40 / 50 variants . Aside from domestic use , ST Kinetics has been marketing the Bionix to countries that wish to retire their old M113s from front - line ___MASK39___ . The Singapore ___MASK21___ is the ___MASK39___ of the Singapore ___MASK41___ ( SAF ) tasked with land operations . It is the largest of the three Services . The Singaporean army is primarily a conscript army that , in the event of war , mobilises most of its combat power by calling up ___MASK82___ reservists . Singapore , officially the ___MASK27___ of Singapore , and often referred to as the " Lion City " or the " Little Red Dot ", is a sovereign city - state in Southeast Asia , and the world ' s only island city - state . It lies one degree ( 137 km ) north of the equator , south of the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia , with Indonesia ' s Riau Islands to the south . Singapore ' s territory consists of a diamond - shaped main island along with 62 other islets . Since independence , extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23 % ( 130 km ), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora , parks and gardens . The Singapore ___MASK41___ ( SAF ) is the ___MASK82___ arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore ; as well as the ___MASK82___ component of the Ministry of Defence . Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a ___MASK73___ of Asia , consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China , east of India , west of New Guinea and north of Australia . The region lies near the intersection of geological plates , with heavy seismic and volcanic activity . Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions : " Little red dot " ( or " The Red Dot ", or " Little Red Dot ") is a ___MASK30___ often used in the media , and in casual conversation , as a ___MASK31___ to Singapore . It refers to how the nation is depicted on many maps of the world and of Asia as a red dot . The city - state comprising the main island and all its islets  a total land area of no more than  is much smaller than its Southeast Asian neighbours . Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the ___MASK27___ of Indonesia , is a unitary sovereign state and ___MASK68___ located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , Indonesia is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . ___MASK87___ is a federal ___MASK75___ located in Southeast Asia . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China ___MASK17___ into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular ___MASK87___ and East ___MASK87___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK87___ shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK87___ shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the ___MASK43___ . With a population of over 30 million , ___MASK87___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK87___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK87___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species .