Geography of Malaysia
General information about Malaysia The official name is Malaysia. Located in Southeast Asia. The area is 336.7 thousand km2, the population is 22.3 million people. (2001). The official language is Malay. The capital is Kuala Lumpur (over 1 million people, 2001). Public holiday - National Day August 31 (since 1957). The monetary unit is the ringgit. Member of the UN (since 1957), OIC (since 1969), ASEAN (since 1967), WTO, APEC, etc. Geography of Malaysia Malaysia is located between 120° and 100° east longitude and 3° and 7° north latitude. Washed by the waters South China Sea and Malacca Strait. The South China Sea divides the country into the western part, located on the Malay Peninsula, and the eastern part, on the northern part of the island of Kalimantan (Borneo). The…