MALAYSIA, A SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRY
- Capital: Kuala Lumpur
- Official Language: Malay
- Currency: Malaysian ringgit ( 1 MYR to INR = 17.1495 )
BORDERS
The borders of Malaysia include land and maritime borders with Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand and shared maritime boundaries with China, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.
MALAYSIA POPULATION
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF MALAYSIA
- Population is not evenly distributed.
- 80% of the people live on the west coast; 20% on the east coast.
- Areas of high pop density are the major cities such as Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and Johor Bahru.
- Areas of low to moderate pop density are found on the coastal plain on the east coast.
ECONOMY
The economy of Malaysia is the third largest in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia and Thailand.
| RANK | COUNTRY | POPULATION in million |
GDP NOMINAL millions of USD |
GDP NOMINAL per capita USD |
GDP (PPP) millions of USD |
GDP (PPP) per capita USD |
| – | ASEAN | 654.306 | 3,111,768 | 4,755 | 9,106,637 | 13,918 |
| 1 | INDONESIA | 266.998 | 1,111,713 | 4,163 | 3,737,484 | 13,998 |
| 2 | THAILAND | 67.913 | 529,177 | 7,791 | 1,383,022 | 20,364 |
| 3 | MALAYSIA | 32.801 | 365,303 | 11,136 | 1,078,537 | 32,880 |
| 4 | SINGAPORE | 5.670 | 362,818 | 63,987 | 585,055 | 103,181 |
| 5 | PHILIPPINES | 108.307 | 356,814 | 3,294 | 1,025,758 | 9,470 |
MALAYSIA TIMELINE
- 1826 – British settlements of Malacca, Penang and Singapore combine to form the Colony of Straits Settlements, from where the British extend their influence by establishing protectorates over the Malay sultanates of the peninsula.
- 1895 – Four Malay states combine to form the Federated Malay States.
- 1942-45 – Japanese occupation
- 1948 – British – ruled Malayan territories unified under Federation of Malaya.
- 1957 – Federation of Malaya becomes independent from Britain with Tunku Abdul Rahman as prime minister.
- 1963 – British colonies of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore join Federation of Malaya to form the Federation of Malaysia.
- 1965 – Singapore withdraws from Malaysia, which is reduced to 13 states.
- Singapore became an independent republic on 9 August 1965.
ETHNIC RIOTS IN MALAYSIA
BIRTH OF ASEAN
ASEAN was preceded by an organization formed on 31 July 1961 called the Association of Southeast Asia (ASA), a group consisting of Thailand, the Philippines, and the Federation of Malaya.
ASEAN itself was created on 8 August 1967, when the foreign ministers of five countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, signed the ASEAN Declaration.
QUOTA SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA
1971 – Government introduces minimum quotas for Malays in business, education and the civil service.
In 1973, the Malaysian government implemented an affirmative action program, setting a quota of 55% of university places for Bumiputeras and the remaining 45% for Chinese and Indian students. The university quota system created considerable unhappiness among the Chinese and Indians.
MAHATHIR
1981 – Mahathir Mohammad becomes prime minister.
1989 – Local communist insurgents sign peace accord with government.
1990 – Sarawak communist insurgents sign peace accord with government.
1993 – Sultans lose legal immunity.
MALAYSIA GLOBAL FIREPOWER INDEX
Major played in Southeast Asia
| 39 Belarus |
| PwrIndx 0.6418 |
| 40 Romania |
| PwrIndx 0.6461 |
| 41 Malaysia |
| PwrIndx 0.6523 |
| 42 Peru |
| PwrIndx 0.6841 |
| 43 Venezuela |
| PwrIndx 0.6931 |
| 44 Nigeria |
| PwrIndx 0.7007 |
| 45 Bangladesh |
| PwrIndx 0.7156 |
TOP SIGHTS
Petronas Twin Towers
The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 when they were surpassed by Taipei 101.
Batu Caves
Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Malay word batu, meaning ‘rock’. Batu Caves is also the name of a nearby town. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, and is dedicated to Lord Murugan.
Mount Kinabalu
Mountain Kinabalu is a mountain located in Ranau district, West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is protected as Kinabalu Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the highest peak in Borneo’s Crocker Range and is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago as well as the highest mountain in Malaysia.
Resorts World Genting
Resorts World Genting, originally known as Genting Highlands Resort is an integrated hill resort development comprising hotels, shopping malls, theme parks and casinos, perched on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali at 1,800 meters elevation near the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor, Malaysia.
Menara Kuala Lumpur
The Kuala Lumpur Tower is a communications tower located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its construction was completed on 1 March 1995. It features an antenna that increases its height to 421 metres and is the 7th tallest freestanding tower in the world.
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