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Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, it is an island city-state off the southern edge of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometers north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia’s Riau Islands at 710.2 km2. It is a micro-state and the smallest nation in Southeast Asia. It is substantially larger than Monaco and Vatican City, the only other present-day sovereign city-states. This country grown into a thriving center of commerce and industry. Today, it is rapidly taking its place among the world’s premier global cities, where talents from all around the world gather to share innovative ideas and start new businesses.

The English language name of Singapore is derived from the Malay language name of Singapura which means Lion City. Studies of Singapore indicate that lions probably never lived there, not even Asiatic lions; the beast seen by Sang Nila Utama, the founder of Singapore who gave it the Malay name of Singapura was most likely a tiger, probably the Malayan Tiger.

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“Who says fantasy can’t be reality” This Hydropolis Hotel in Dubai is a fantasy that came into reality. Hydropolis looks like the place in Atlantis where in people live underwater.

Hydropolis is the world’s first underwater hotel. It is entirely built in Germany and then assembled in Dubai, it is scheduled to be completed by 2009 after many delays. It is currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis will be the world’s first luxury underwater hotel. The hotel is included with three elements: the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, the land station, where guests will be welcomed, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. Hydropolis is one of the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, which is covering an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London’s Hyde Park. Joachim Hauser, the developer and designer of the hotel says “Hydropolis is not a project; it’s a passion”. His futuristic vision is about to take shape 20m below the surface of the Persian Gulf, just off the Jumeirah Beach coastline in Dubai.

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