Ilahn was raised on the floating island city-state of Meridian, the younger son of the Minister.

Today, Teochew is the second largest daily using spoken Chinese language in the island city-state.

In Singapore, an island city-state with a population of 2.7 million, even Mr. Lee's opponents acknowledge his success in bringing about prosperity.

As in everything else: sound economic sense at work on the island city-state of Singapore.

It is especially so for an island city-state.

Singapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia.

Meridian, the series' namesake, is one of many island city-states upon the world of Demetria.

Besides many city-states on the Mainland joining the Achaean Federation, certain Mediterranean island city-states also became part of the federation.

And yet the three million people of this prosperous island city-state cannot get enough of it.

Singapore, an island city-state in Southeast Asia (Singapura is its Malay spelling)