Sunday, February 8, 2009

Where is Malaysia ???

Malaysia is in Southeast Asia. Geographic coordinates: 2 30 N, 112 30 E. Malaysia consists of two parts: West Malaysia, also called Peninsular Malaysia or Malaya; and East Malaysia. The two parts are 403 miles [650km] apart and are separated by the South China Sea.
West Malaysia is bordered on the north by Thailand, on the east by the South China Sea, on the south by Singapore [separated by the narrow Johore Straits], and on the west by the Staits of Malacca and the Andaman Sea. There are 11 states and two federal territories in West Malaysia.
East Malaysia is bordered on the north by the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea, on the east by the Celebes Sea, and on the south and west by Kalimantan - the Indonesian part of Borneo. There are 2 states and one federal territory in East Malaysia.Along the coast within Sarawak is the independant nation of Brunie.
The country of Malaysia was formed in 1963 through a federation of the former British colonies of Malaya, including Sabah and Sarawk in East Malaysia, and the island of Singapore. In 1965, the island of Singapore formed it's own nation country of Singapore.
Although West Malaysia makes up only 31% of the country's area, it has more than 80% of its people. Most of the total population of nearly 23 million, are concentrated on the west coast of West Malaysia. West Malaysia has 11 states: Perlis, Kedah, Pinang [ Penang ], Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka [ Malacca ] and Johor; and two Federal Terriotories [ Wilayah Persekutuan ] which are coextensive cities of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.East Malaysia has 2 states: Sabah and Sarawak and one federal territory which is the island of Labuan.
Lying close to the equator, Malaysia has a tropical climate. Temperatures are usually between 68-86°F [20-30°C]; humidity is usually 90 per cent with an annual monsoonal season blowing southwest [April to October] and northeast [October to February]. Rain, when it comes, generally interrupts the sunshine only briefly; most of it falls in short, strong bursts.

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