WHAT ARE THE MAIN FACTS ABOUT MALAYSIA?
• Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual society with a population of 28 million • The Federation of Malaysia is located in southeastern Asia. It borders Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, Brunei, and faces Vietnam on the South China Sea • Malaysia is a Constitutional and Elective Monarchy, with a Supreme Head of State (“Yang di-Pertuan Agong”) and a Prime Minister • Malaysia’s capital and largest city is Kuala Lumpur, with a population of almost 2 million. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million • Malaysia’s religions are very diverse. 52% of the population is Muslim, 17% Buddhist, 12% Taoist, 8% Christian, 8% Hindu, and 2% tribal. • The languages spoken in Malaysia are: Malay, English and Tamil • Malaysia has a tropical climate with moderate temperatures. Days are very warm, while nights are fairly cool. The main rainy season in the east runs between November and February, while August is the wettest period on the
