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Malaysia
My 2nd Home (MM2H) |
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Malaysia
My 2nd Home Center |
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Malaysia
Tourism
Promotion Board |
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Malaysia
Tourism |
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Official
e-Tourism Portal |
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Malaysia
Government Tourism Official Portal |
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| ABOUT
MALAYSIA |
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Facts |
| Full
country name |
Malaysia |
| Area |
329,847
sq km |
| Population |
26,888,000
Million (2006 est.) |
| Capital
City |
Kuala Lumpur |
| No.
of States |
13 (Perlis,
Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri
Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Pahang,
Terengganu, Kelantan, Sabah, Sarawak,
Labuan) |
| Climate |
Tropical
annual southwest (April to October)
and northeast (October to February)
monsoons |
| People |
Malay and
other indigenous 58%, Chinese 24%,
Indian 8%,
others 10% |
| Religion |
Muslim,
Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian,
Sikh;
note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced
in East Malaysia |
| Language |
Bahasa Malaysia,
Chinese dialects, Mandarin, English,
Tamil, indigenous dialects |
| Currency |
Ringgit
Malaysia (RM) |
| Major
Industries |
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
Agriculture
product;
Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm
oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence
crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice;
Sarawak - rubber, pepper; timber |
| Major
Trading Partners |
Singapore,
Japan, USA |
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