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Brief History. The Malay peninsula has been a commercial center since antiquity. Originally Hindu, with an Indian flavor, the region turned to Islam in the 1400s. Europeans arrived, first the Portuguese and then the Dutch (1641). Britain made its move in 1789 and eventually the Malay states became British protectorates. In World War II, Japan overran Malaya and, after the war, a federation was set up to eliminate much of the confusion that exited between the Malay states. A home-rule government was granted in 1955 and independence in 1957 as the Federation of Malaya. Six years later, Malaysia was created which brought together Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak (though Singapore went its own way in 1965 and achieved independence then).

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Local name: Malaysia

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Population: 24,385,858

Government: constitutional monarchy

Currency: ringgit (MYR)

Land size: 329,750 sq km

Topography: coastal plains rising to hills and mountains

Typical foods: nasi lemak, roti prata, mee rebus

Major exports: electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals

Information on the People

Official language: Bahasa Melayu

Other languages spoken: English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai

Religions: Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysi

Literacy rate: 88.7%

Male/Female Ratio: 1.01 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 72.5 years

Ethnic groups: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8%

Internet users: 10.04 million

Famous people: Michelle Yeoh

  

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