Malaysia

Malaysia Truly Asia

Facts Of Malaysia

• Capital : Kuala Lumpur• Area : 329847 Sq.kms.• States : 13• Language : Malay• Population : 22.8 Million• Density : 82 per sq.kms.• GDP : $ 318.8 Billion• Currency : Ringgit

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Hotels

Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Guoman Resort PD

CUISINE

Nasi Goreng

SATAY

Nasi Lemak

Bubur Cha Cha

Coconut Pancake Durian Cake

Transportation

Places to Visit

PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS

* World’s Tallest Towers

MULU CAVES NATURAL PARK

SARAWAK CHAMBER

CAMERON HIGHLANDS

GENTING HIGHLANDS

LANGKAWI ISLANDS

LANGKAWI UNDERWATER

WORLD

SRI MAHAMARIAMAN TEMPLE NATIONAL MUSEUM

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ENTERTAINMENT

K.L. NIGHT LIFE

CASINOS

SUNWAY LAGOON THEME PARK

MINES WONDERLAND THEME PARK

SUNGEIWANG PLAZA

SHOPPING FESTIVAL

Meet the people…

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Official Name: 

Persekutuan Malaysiashort form: Malaysia int'l long form: Federation of Malaysia

ISO Country Code: my Local Time = UTC +8h

Country Calling Code: +60

Capital City: Kuala Lumpur (pop. 6.9 million in metropolitan area)Seat of Government:

Putrajaya Other Cities:Penang, Ipoh, Malacca, Johor Baru, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Alor Setar,

Shah Alam. 

Government:Type: Federal parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch.Independence: 31. August 1957. (Malaya, which is now peninsular Malaysia, became independent in 1957. In 1963 Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore formed Malaysia. Singapore became an independent country in 1965.). Constitution: 31 August 1957, amended 16 September 1963. 

Geography:Location: Southeastern Asia, partly on Malay Peninsula south of Thailand and on the northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam.Area: 330 000 sq. km. (127 316 sq. mi.)Terrain: Coastal plains and interior, jungle-covered mountains. The South China Sea separates peninsular Malaysia from East Malaysia on Borneo. 

People:Nationality: Malaysian(s).Population: 25.5 million.Ethnic groups: Malay 50%, Chinese 24%, Indigenous 11.0%, Indian 7%, non-Malaysian citizens 7 %.Religions: Islam (60%), Buddhism (20%), Christianity (10%), Hinduism (6%),Confucianism (2.6%), Animism (1%), others (including Taoism, Sikhism, Baha'i faith).Languages: Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin Chinese, English, Tamil, indigenous.Literacy: 94%. 

Industries: Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber.Sabah - logging, petroleum production.Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging. 

Climate: Tropical, annual southwest (Apr to Oct) and northeast (Oct to Feb) monsoons. 

Natural resources: Tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite.

Agriculture products: Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber, pepper; timber. 

Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)