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Land reclamation , usually known ___MASK53___ reclamation , and also known ___MASK53___ land fill ( not to be confused with a landfill ), is the process of creating new land from ocean , riverbeds , or lake beds . The land reclaimed is known ___MASK53___ reclamation ground or land fill . ___MASK20___ ("") is a ___MASK68___ language of the Austronesian family . It has an official status in Brunei , Indonesia , Malaysia , and Singapore . It is spoken by 290 million people across the Strait of Malacca , including the coasts of the ___MASK20___ Peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia , and has been established as a native language of part of western coastal Sarawak and West Kalimantan in Borneo . It is also used as a trading language in the southern Philippines , including the southern parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula , the Sulu Archipelago and the southern predominantly Muslim - inhabited municipalities of Bataraza and Balabac in Palawan . ___MASK12___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK12___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK81___ 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 , ___MASK12___ 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 , ___MASK53___ well ___MASK53___ the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Carthage ( from ; Phoenician "" " New City ") was the ___MASK10___ or capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization , on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now the Tunis Governorate in Tunisia . A city - state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories . Historically , ___MASK96___ included cities such ___MASK53___ Rome , ___MASK42___ , Carthage , and the Italian city - states during the Renaissance  but today only a handful of sovereign city - states exist , with some disagreement ___MASK53___ to which are city - states . A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore , Monaco , and Vatican City . Bukit Batok ( Chinese :  , Tamil :                ), often abbreviated ___MASK53___ Bt Batok , is a planning area and matured residential town straddling along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore . Bukit Batok statistically ranks in ___MASK53___ the 25th largest , the 12th ___MASK64___ populous and the 11th ___MASK64___ densely populated planning area in the Republic . It is bordered by six other planning areas - Choa Chu Kang to the north and ___MASK83___ , ___MASK63___ to the northeast and east , Clementi to the south , Bukit Timah to the southeast , Jurong East to the southwest and Tengah to the west . Bukit Gombak is a subzone of Bukit Batok , Singapore . It is a hilly neighbourhood in the ___MASK54___ - central area of the Southeast Asian city - state of Singapore . In the Malay language , bukit means hill and gombak a bunch or collection of something . The neighbourhood consists of two hills . One of them stands at 133m while the other stands at 113m . They are Singapore ' s second and third highest natural point after Bukit Timah Hill . Gombak is bounded by Bukit Batok Road , ___MASK54___ Avenue 5 , the North side of Bukit Gombak Sports Complex , ___MASK54___ and North side of Town Park , the North - ___MASK54___ and North side of the landed housing estate along Hillview Avenue , Upper Bukit Timah Road and Choa Chu Kang Road . It is generally regarded ___MASK53___ the area around the elevated Mass Rapid Transit ( MRT ) train station of the same name ( NS3 ) , including the hills to the east of the station and HDB apartment blocks along Bukit Batok ___MASK54___ Avenue 5 and East Avenue 5 . The SMRT feeder bus service 945 from the Bukit Batok bus interchange plies the general area . Choa Chu Kang ( Chinese :  , Tamil :          ), alternatively spelt ___MASK53___ Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated ___MASK53___ CCK , is a planning area and residential town located at the north - westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore . The town shares borders with Sungei Kadut to the north , Tengah to the ___MASK6___ , Bukit Batok to the southeast , ___MASK63___ to the east and the Western Water Catchment to the west . Choa Chu Kang New Town is separated into two portions by the Kranji Expressway . ___MASK11___ , officially the Principality of ___MASK11___ , is a sovereign city - state and microstate , located on the French Riviera in Western Europe . France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea . ___MASK11___ has an area of and a population of about 37 , 800 ; it is the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world . ___MASK11___ has a land border of , a coastline of , and a width that varies between . The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel , in the ___MASK19___ Révoires " Ward ", which is above sea level . ___MASK11___ ' s most populous " Quartier " is Monte Carlo and the most populous " Ward " is Larvotto / Bas Moulins . Through land reclamation , ___MASK11___ ' s land mass has expanded by twenty percent . ___MASK11___ is known as a playground for the rich and famous , due to its tax laws . In 2014 , it was noted about 30 % of the population was made up of millionaires , more than in Zürich or Geneva . The ___MASK92___ (; Jawi :   ) or Straits of Malacca is a narrow , stretch of water between the ___MASK20___ Peninsula ( Peninsular ___MASK32___ ) and the Indonesian ___MASK78___ of Sumatra . It is named after the Malacca sultanate that ruled over the archipelago between 1400 and 1511 . ___MASK49___ , often abbreviated ___MASK53___ Bt Timah , is a planning area and residential estate located in the Central Region of Singapore . ___MASK49___ lies roughly from the Central Business District , bordering the Central Water Catchment to the north , ___MASK63___ to the northwest , Queenstown to the south , Tanglin to the southeast , Clementi to the southwest , Novena to the east and Bukit Batok to the west . Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore , and often referred to ___MASK53___ the " Lion City " or the " Little Red Dot ", is a sovereign city - state in Southeast ___MASK81___ , 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 ___MASK81___ 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 . Zamboanga Peninsula ( Chavacano : " Peninsula de Zamboanga "; ) is an administrative region in the Philippines , designated ___MASK53___ Region IX . The region consists of three provinces ( ___MASK93___ , Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del ___MASK3___ ) and two independent cities ( Isabela City and Zamboanga City ). The region was previously known ___MASK53___ " Western Mindanao " before the enactment of Executive Order No . 36 on September 19 , 2001 . The city of Pagadian is designated ___MASK53___ the regional center . ___MASK49___ Hill is a hill located within the planning area of ___MASK63___ in Singapore . The hill stands at an altitude of 163 . 63 metres ( 537 ft .), making it the highest natural point in the city - state . The Equator usually refers to an imaginary line on the Earth ' s surface equidistant from the ___MASK24___ Pole and South Pole , dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere . The Equator is about long ; some 78 . 7 % ___MASK41___ across water and 21 . 3 % over land . The Sulu Archipelago ( Tausug : " Sg ", ) is a chain of islands in the ___MASK28___ , in the southwestern Philippines . The archipelago forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea and southern limit of the Sulu Sea . The Sulu Archipelago islands are within the Mindanao ___MASK78___ group , consisting of the provinces of Basilan , Sulu , and Tawi - Tawi . The Renaissance was a period in European history , from the 14th to the 17th century , regarded ___MASK53___ the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history . It started ___MASK53___ a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe , marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age . ___MASK42___ (" Athína " ) is the capital and largest city of Greece . ___MASK42___ dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded history spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical ___MASK42___ was a powerful city - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with ___MASK42___ . A centre for the arts , learning and philosophy , home of Plato ' s Academy and Aristotle ' s Lyceum , it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy , largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , ___MASK42___ is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , ___MASK42___ was ranked the world ' s 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . Sumatra is a large ___MASK78___ in western Indonesia that is part of the Sunda Islands . It is the largest ___MASK78___ that is entirely in Indonesia ( two larger islands , Borneo and New Guinea , are shared between Indonesia and other countries ) and the sixth - largest ___MASK78___ in the world at 473 , 481 km ( including adjacent islands such ___MASK53___ the Riau Islands and Bangka Belitung Islands ). Borneo is the third - largest ___MASK78___ in the world and the largest ___MASK78___ in ___MASK81___ . At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast ___MASK81___ , in relation to major Indonesian islands , it is located north of Java , west of Sulawesi , and east of Sumatra . Southeast ___MASK81___ or Southeastern ___MASK81___ is a subregion of ___MASK81___ , 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 ___MASK81___ consists of two geographic regions : " Little red dot " ( or " The Red Dot ", or " Little Red Dot ") is a nickname often used in the media , and in casual conversation , ___MASK53___ a reference to Singapore . It refers to how the nation is depicted on many maps of the world and of ___MASK81___ ___MASK53___ 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 . ___MASK58___ is a city and special " comune " ( named " Roma Capitale ") in Italy . ___MASK58___ is the capital of Italy and of the ___MASK29___ region . With 2 , 870 , 336 residents in , it is also the country ' s largest and most populated " comune " and fourth - most populous city in the ___MASK84___ by population within city limits . The Metropolitan City of ___MASK58___ has a population of 4 . 3 million residents . The city is located in the central - western portion of the Italian Peninsula , within ___MASK29___ ( Latium ), along the shores of Tiber river . The Vatican City is an independent country geographically located within the city boundaries of ___MASK58___ , the only existing example of a country within a city : for this reason ___MASK58___ has been often defined as capital of two states . A Muslim is someone who follows or practises Islam , a monotheistic Abrahamic religion . Muslims consider the Quran ( Koran ), their holy book , to be the verbatim word of God ___MASK53___ revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad . They also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (" sunnah ") ___MASK53___ recorded in traditional accounts (" hadith "). " Muslim " is an Arabic word meaning " one who submits ( to God )". Brunei , officially the Nation of Brunei , the Abode of Peace ( Jawi : ), is a sovereign state located on the ___MASK24___ coast of the ___MASK78___ of Borneo in Southeast ___MASK81___ . Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea , the country is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak , Malaysia . It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang . Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the ___MASK78___ of Borneo ; the remainder of the ___MASK78___ ' s territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia . Brunei ' s population was 408 , 786 in July 2012 . The ___MASK20___ Peninsula is a peninsula in Southeast ___MASK81___ . The land mass runs approximately north - south and , at its terminus , is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland . The area contains the southernmost tip of Myanmar , Peninsular Malaysia , and Southern Thailand . ___MASK74___ ( Indonesian ; " Provinsi Kepulauan Riau ", acronym ; " Kepri ", Jawi : ), is a province of Indonesia . It comprises the principal 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 province , " Provinsi ". ___MASK80___ , officially ___MASK80___ State or the State of ___MASK80___ , is a walled enclave within the city of ___MASK58___ . With an area of approximately 44 hectares ( 110 acres ), and a population of 842 , it is the smallest State in the world by both area and population , but formally it is not sovereign , sovereignty being held by the Holy See , the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world . ___MASK51___ East is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore . It borders ___MASK51___ West and Boon Lay to the west , Clementi to the east , Tengah and Bukit Batok to the north and Selat ___MASK51___ to the south . ___MASK63___ , formerly known as Zhenghua and often abbreviated as Bt Panjang , is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore . A portion of this town is situated on a low - lying elongated hill . The planning area is bounded by Bukit Batok to the west , Choa Chu Kang to the northwest , Sungei Kadut to the north , the Central Water Catchment to the east and Bukit Timah to the south . ___MASK63___ New Town is located at the northern portion of the planning area . ___MASK63___ has an average elevation of 36m / 118 ft . Etymology . " Bukit " in the Malay Language means " hill " and " Panjang " means " long ". ___MASK63___ literally means " long hill " which gets its name from the long range of high hills which ends in Bukit Timah to the south . ___MASK32___ is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast ___MASK81___ . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular ___MASK32___ and East ___MASK32___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK32___ shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK32___ 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 federal government . With a population of over 30 million , ___MASK32___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK32___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK32___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . ___MASK54___ Kalimantan (; Teochew : ___MASK33___ gia li màn dang ) is a province of Indonesia . It is one of five Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan , the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo . Its capital city is Pontianak . ___MASK4___ is one of the two Malaysian states on the ___MASK78___ of Borneo ( Sabah being the other state ). This territory has a certain level of autonomy in administration , immigration , and judiciary . ___MASK4___ is in ___MASK83___ Borneo , bordering the state of Sabah to the northeast , Kalimantan , the Indonesian portion of Borneo , to the south , and the independent state of Brunei in the ___MASK83___ . The capital city , Kuching , is the economic centre of the state and the seat of the ___MASK4___ state government . Other cities and towns in ___MASK4___ include Miri , Sibu , and Bintulu . As of the 2015 census in Malaysia , the total population of ___MASK4___ is 2 , 636 , 000 . ___MASK4___ has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species . It has several prominent cave systems at Gunung Mulu National Park . Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia ; Bakun Dam , one of the largest dams in Southeast ___MASK81___ , is located on one of its tributaries , the Balui River . Mount Murud is the highest point in ___MASK4___ . The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is a sovereign ___MASK78___ country in Southeast ___MASK81___ situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . Peninsular ___MASK32___ , also known ___MASK53___ West ___MASK32___ ( formerly Malaya ), is the part of ___MASK32___ which lies on the Malay Peninsula and surrounding islands . Its area is . It shares a land border with ___MASK65___ in the north . To the south is the island of Singapore .