Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country located partly on the Malay Peninsula and partly on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur and the government is a federal parliamentary democracy. The population is over 25 million people from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds. The economy relies on manufacturing, agriculture, and natural resources like petroleum and timber. Popular tourist destinations showcase the natural beauty, cultural sites, shopping malls, theme parks and casinos.
4. 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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29. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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.