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    2 days ago · With a population of over 33 million, the country is the world's 43rd-most populous country. Malaysia is tropical and is one of 17 megadiverse countries; it is home to numerous endemic species. Tanjung Piai in the Malaysian state of Johor is the southernmost point of continental Eurasia .

  2. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesWorld Factbook Glyph

    2 days ago · Prior to the 14th century, several powerful maritime empires existed in what is modern-day Malaysia, including the Srivijayan, which controlled much of the southern part of the peninsula between the 7th and 13th centuries, and the Majapahit Empire, which took control over most of the peninsula and the Malay Archipelago between the 13th and 14th ...

  3. 3 days ago · 2017: Darul Quran madrasa fire: 2017: 2018 Subang Temple riot: 2018: 2020-21 Malaysia floods: 2021: LRT train collision: 2021: 2021-22 Malaysia floods: 2021–2022: 2022 Batang Kali landslide: 2022: 2023 Elmina plane crash: 2023: 2024 Lumut helicopters crash: 2024

    • 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 (2 months, and 8 days)
    • British Malaya
  4. May 5, 2024 · Malay, any member of an ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula and portions of adjacent islands of Southeast Asia, including the east coast of Sumatra, the coast of Borneo, and smaller islands that lie between these areas. The Malays speak various dialects belonging to the Austronesian.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. 4 days ago · Malay language, member of the Western, or Indonesian, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family, spoken as a native language by more than 33,000,000 persons distributed over the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and the numerous smaller islands of the area, and widely used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a second language.

  6. Apr 29, 2024 · Boom times. In a stroke of capitalist genius, Penang was afforded free-port status by the BEIC and traders were able to take advantage of its tax and duty-free status. The resulting explosion of trade in Penang, where thousands of traders relocated from rival Dutch ports in the area, cemented Penang’s status as the premier trading port in the region, whilst simultaneously driving the Dutch ...

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