ð Located in Southeast Asia
ð Consists of the Malaysian Peninsula and the States of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo
ð Malaysia's coastline is 4,800 km long
ð Malaysia has over two hundred islands.
ð Area:
ð Malaysia's population is about 24 million (50% Malays, 38% Chinese, 11% Indians)
ð Official Language is Bahasa Melayu. Chinese dialects and Tamil are spoken by the respective ethnic groups. English is the official language when conducting business.
ð Religion: Muslims are in the majority with religions of other cultures represented by Buddhists, Taoists, Confucianists, Hindus, Sikhs and some Christians.
ð Capital city is Kuala Lumpur
ð Other cities: Ampang Jaya, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Klang
ð More than two-thirds of the country is covered by jungles
ð Malaysia is the world's largest rubber producer
ð Malaysia's climate is hot and humid - cooler in the highlands.
ð The local currency is Ringgit Malaysia (RM)
Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur (malaysia-sultan.gif)
Kuala Lumpur, Petronas Towers (malaysia-towers1.gif)
Mosque at Shah Alam, Selangor (malaysia-shahalam.gif)
Kinabatangan River (malaysia-Kinabatangan.gif)