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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MalaysiaMalaysia - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Malaysia has a low official unemployment rate of 3.9%. Its foreign exchange reserves are the world's 24th-largest. It has a labour force of about 15 million, which is the world's 34th-largest. Malaysia's large automotive industry ranks as the world's 22nd-largest by production.

  2. 2 days ago · Languages. Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - Malaysia has 134 living languages - 112 indigenous languages and 22 non-indigenous languages; in East Malaysia, there are several indigenous languages; the most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan major-language sample(s): Buku Fakta ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PenangPenang - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Etymology The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means' areca nut island'. Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls". Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions. The locals named it Pulo Ka Satu, meaning The First Island, as it was the largest ...

    • 11 August 1786
    • 1 April 1867 – 1 April 1946
    • 19 December 1941 – 3 September 1945
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  4. 2 days ago · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at dusk. Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. The city is located in west-central Peninsular (West) Malaysia, midway along the west coast tin and rubber belt and about 25 miles (40 km) east of its ocean port, Port Kelang, on the Strait of Malacca. It is the country’s largest urban area and its cultural, commercial, and ...

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  5. Apr 7, 2024 · It occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula and is separated from East Malaysia (on the island of Borneo) by the South China Sea. Formerly the Federation of Malaya (1948–63), it contains the bulk of Malaysia’s population and has the capital city of Kuala Lumpur and the administrative centre of Putrajaya. Pop. (2010 prelim.) 21,940,500.

  6. Apr 2, 2024 · The current version has 14 stripes and a 14-pointed star. Yellow is a royal colour in Malaysia, and red, white, and blue indicate the close association of the country with the Commonwealth. The flag design was also influenced by the flag of the United States. The crescent and star symbolize the nation’s majority Muslim population.

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