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| Locality & Climate |
Location :
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordening Thailand and northern one-third of
the island of Borneo, bordening Indonesia, Brunei , and the South China
Sea, south of Vietnam. |
Malaysia is made up of 2 parts :
1st Part : |
Peninsular Malaysia which extends from the border of Thailand to
Singapore and East Malaysia which is adjacent to the southern part
of Indonesian state of Kalimantan. |
2rd Part : |
Divided between Sarawak and Sabah with Brunei country between them. |
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Full country name:
Federation of Malaysia. |
Malaysia comprises of 13 states :
Perlis, Perak, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Terengganu, Pahang
and Kelantan, Wilayah Persekutuan and Selangor. |
The 2 federal territories:
Kuala Lumpur and Labuan (an island off the coast of Sabah).
Area which is 32,9750 sq km (20,4445 sq mi). |
Climate temperature:
Conditions are uniform temperature, high humidity and copious rainfall and
light wind. |
Population:
22 million. |
Capital city:
Kuala Lumpur (pop 1.2 million) |
People:
50% Malay, 33% Chinese, 9% Indian, plus indigenous tribes such as Orang
Asli and Iban. |
Language:
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese dialects, Tamil, indigenous dialects. |
Religion:
52% Muslim, 17% Buddhist, 12% Taoist, 8% Christian, 8% Hindu, 2% tribal. |
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