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Malaysia OverviewMalaysia is a constitutional monarchy with an elected federal parliamentary government. The country is comprised of 13 states, 11 on the Malay Peninsula and two, Sabah and Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. There is also a federal district, which contains the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, the administrative center of Putrajaya, and the island of Labuan (located off the southwest coast of Sabah). Malaysia is a multi-ethnic country of 27 million people. Malays form the predominant ethnic group. The two other large ethnic groups in Malaysia are Chinese and Indians. Islam is the national religion. Bahasa Malaysia is the official language, although English is widely spoken.Malaysia DestinationsCity
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. KL has grown from a small sleepy village to a bustling metropolis in just 50 years. With the world's cheapest... Read more
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Penang Island is located within the state of Penang, Malaysia. It is the fourth largest island in the country with an area of 295 km2. It is also the most... Read more
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Petaling Jaya (commonly called 'PJ' by locals) is a Malaysian city developed as a satellite city of Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the Petaling district of... Read more
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Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, 30km off the mainland coast of northwestern Peninsular Malaysia. By far the largest of the islands... Read more
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Johor Bahru, also spelled ''Johor Baharu,'' ''Johor Baru,'' (Baru means 'new' in the Malay language) or ''Johore Bahru'' and abbreviated as JB, is the capital... Read more
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Kota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah, a state in Malaysia, as well as the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. Located... Read more
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Malacca (Malay: Melaka) is the capital of the state of Malacca, on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. The older part of the city has, in addition to the... Read more
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Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian State of Sarawak. Kuching is the most populous city in the state of Sarawak and the fourth largest city in... Read more
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is one of southeast Asia's major aviation hubs, along with Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, and Singapore Changi... Read more
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Penang International Airport , previously known as Bayan Lepas International Airport, is situated in the Bayan Lepas area of Penang, Malaysia. The airport is... Read more
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Malaysia InfoCapital: Kuala LumpurPopulation: 25,259,000 Area: 329,750 km² Density: 76.6 inhabitants per km² Currency: MYR
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