Malaysia consists of eleven states. They are Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Sarawak, & Sabah. It situated in the South East Asia, bordering the South China Sea between Vietnam and Indonesia. It occupies a total area of 329,750 sq.km. of which 328,550 sg.km. is on land. The country has 2,669 km. of land boundries and 4,675 km. of coastline. Malaysia is a tropical wonderland situated 7 degrees north of the Equator in the heart of South-East Asia. It is made up of two regions, i.e., Peninsular Malaysia which lies between Thailand and Singapore, while East Malaysia is situated across the South China Sea on the island of Borneo. Together, these two regions cover an area of about 330,434 square kilometres.
The climate is hot and humid throughout the year, with plenty of sunshine and temperatures ranging from 21øC to 32øC. The average annual rainfall is between 2,000 mm to 2,500 mm. The rainy seasons are August - September along the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and November - February on the peninsula's East Coast and East Malaysia.
Malaysia has a population of 20.56 million with 16.48 million living in Peninsular Malaysia, and 4.08 million in Sabah and Sarawak. They are of a variety of racial backgrounds, with Malays, Chinese and Indians forming the majority on the peninsula, and Iban, Kadazan and Bidayuh being the main indigenous ethnic groups in Sabah and Sarawak.
Bahasa Malaysia is the official national language, but Chinese dialects and Tamil are still widely used in their respective communities, and most people speak English
Malaysian time is eight hours ahead of G.M.T. and sixteen hours ahead of U.S. Pacific Standard Time.
The Capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
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