Malaysia is a constitutional federal country with Kuala Lumpur as its capital and Putrajaya as its administrative center. The whole country is divided into 13 states and 3 federal territories, covering an area of * * * 330,000 square kilometers.
Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia, with a population of 33 million (2023). It is divided into two parts by the South China Sea, namely, the southern Malay Peninsula (West Malaysia) and the northern kalimantan island (East Malaysia). Among them, Malays account for 70%, Chinese account for 22.7%, Indians account for 6.6% and other races account for 0.7%.
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multicultural country and a capitalist country. Its economy grew by leaps and bounds in the 1990s, becoming one of the four little dragons in Asia, a striking diversified emerging industrial country in Asia and an emerging market economy in the world.
Regional position
Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia and consists of Malaya in the south of Malay Peninsula and Sarawak and Sabah in the north of kalimantan island. The whole territory is divided into East Malaysia (East Malaysia) and West Malaysia (West Malaysia) by the South China Sea of China. West Malaysia is located in the south of Malay Peninsula, bordering Thailand in the north, facing Singapore across the Johor Strait in the south, facing the South China Sea in the east and the Straits of Malacca in the west.
East Malaysia is located in the north of kalimantan island, adjacent to Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei. The nearest distance between West Malaysia and East Malaysia is 600 nautical miles. Malaysia has a total land area of about 330,000 square kilometers, including West Malaysia132,000 square kilometers and East Malaysia198,000 square kilometers. The coastline is 4192km long.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Malaysia