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Malaysia |
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| Official Name: |
Malaysia |
| Location: |
Southeastern
Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and
the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| Border Countries: |
Brunei,
Indonesia, Thailand |
| Climate: |
Tropical; hot,
humid with annual southwest (April-October) and northeast (October-February) monsoons. |
| Terrain: |
Coastal plains
rising to rainforest covered hills and mountains |
| Capital: |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Other Major Cities: |
Ipoh, George
Town, Jahor Baharu, Kota Baharu, Kuala Terengganu |
| Land Area: |
329,749 sq.
km/127,317 sq. mi |
| Population: |
20,491,303 |
| Local Time: |
8 hours ahead of
GMT |
| Language(s): |
Bahasa Malay
(official), English, Chinese dialects |
| Currency: |
Malaysian
ringgit (M$) |
| Industries: |
Rubber and oil
palm processing and manufacturing, light industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting,
logging and processing timber, petroleum production and refining, agricultural processing |
| Export Commodities: |
Electronic
equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, palm oil, wood and wood products, rubber,
textiles |
| Visitor Information: |
www.tourism.gov.my (official site- Malaysia) |
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Kuala Lumpur |
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| Region: |
Federal
Territory of Kuala Lumpur |
| Land Area: |
244 sq. km/94
sq. mi |
| Population: |
1,300,000 |
| Airport: |
Subang
International, 20km/13mi southwest of city center
Kuala Lumpur International |
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