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Malaysia

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Main information
Capital city	Kuala Lumpur
Political system	union constitutional monarchy
Currency	ringgit
Surface	329 750
Population	31 624 264
Tongue	Malay, Chinese, Tamil, Ibanian, English
religion	Islam

Code	60
Internet domain	.we
Time zone	UTC 08:00↗

Malaysia - a country in Southeast Asia, the Malay Peninsula and the island Borneo; area 329 847 km², population 27 730 000 (September 5, 2008), the capital Kuala Lumpur (approx. 1,500,000 inhabitants), the seat of the government in Putrajaya.

Characteristic

Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula is bordered by Thailand, on the island of Borneo with Brunei and Indonesia.

Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country (with the exception of Sabah, which is the only province with a Catholic majority). Tourists, however, who are concerned about the hard execution of Sharia law, can get rid of their fears. Malaysia is a tolerant country, although proud of its Muslim traditions. In places of worship, such as mosques, normal rules of behavior should be maintained in places related to the religion of Islam - women must have their arms, legs and hair covered. Topless sunbathing is absolutely forbidden on public beaches, swimming pools etc.

Geography

Climate

History

Policy

59 Malaysia 6.54 Defective democracy Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy

Economy

Malaysia is one of the Asian tigers.

Drive

By car

By plane

Malaysia's largest airport is Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

By train

By bus

By ship

Regions

Malaysia is divided into 13 states (negeri-negeri), including 9 sultanates, and three federal territories (wilayah-wilayah persekutuan):

   West Malaysia (Malay Peninsula) Johor (18,986 km²) Kedah (9,426 km²) Kelantan (14,943 km²) Kuala Lumpur - federal territory (243 km²) Malacca (1,650 km²) Negeri Sembilan (6,643 km²) Pahang (35,965 km²) Perak (21,005 km²) Perlis (795 km²) Penang (1,031 km²) Putrajaya - federal territory (46 km²) Selangor (7,956 km²) Terengganu (12,955 km²)

   East Malaysia Labuan - federal territory (91 km²) Sabah (73,620 km²) Sarawak (124,449 km²)

Cities

According to official data from 2010, Malaysia had over 150 cities with a population of over 10,000. residents. The country's capital, Kuala Lumpur, was the only city with over 1 million inhabitants; 10 cities with a population of 500 ÷ 1000 thousand; 65 cities with a population of 100,000 ÷ 500,000; 44 cities with a population of 50,000 ÷ 100,000; 25 cities with a population of 25,000 ÷ 50,000 and the rest of the cities below 25,000 residents.

Interesting places

Sipadan - one of the most beautiful diving sites in the world - an island in the Sulu Sea, in the province of Sabah (Borneo).

Transport

Tongue

The official language of Malaysia is Malay.

Shopping

Gastronomy

Accommodation

Security

Malaysia is a safe country with low crime. For obvious reasons, however, you should exercise the usual caution in crowded public places. In addition, as in the rest of Southeast Asia, be careful of hustlers (bargain in most places), with particular emphasis on taxi drivers who like to raise the price when serving a tourist. In general, however, Malaysia is relatively free from the problem of tricksters, compared to other countries in the region.