Atlas of Malaysia

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Atlas-country Malaysia

Malaysia Bahasa Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia ialah sebuah negara persekutuan yang terletak di Asia Tenggara. Malaysia mempunyai dua kawasan utama yang terpisah oleh Laut China Selatan; iaitu Semenanjung Malaysia, bersempadankan Thailand di utara dan Singapura di selatan; dan Malaysia Timur, bahagian utara Pulau Borneo yang bersempadan dengan Indonesia di selatan dan Brunei di utara. English Malaysia - Malaysia Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states in Southeast Asia. The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea. Peninsular Malaysia (or West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with ► Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with ► Singapore. It consists of nine sultanates (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu), two states headed by governors (Malacca and Penang), and two federal territories (Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur). Malaysian Borneo (or East Malaysia) occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering ► Taiwan, ► the People's Republic of China, ► Vietnam, ► Indonesia, and the ► Spratly Islands, and surrounding the Sultanate of ► Brunei. It has maritime borders with ► Vietnam and with the ► Bangsamoro region in the ► Philippines and claims the ► Spratly Islands. It consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan. The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu), Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak formed a 14-state federation. Singapore was expelled from the federation in 1965 and subsequently become an independent country. Short name  Malaysia Official name Malaysia Status The Malaya received her independence from the British in 1957. On September 16, 1963, the eleven states of the Federation of Malaya, the former colonies of Sarawak and Sabah on the western coast of Borneo and the State of Singapore jointed Malaya to form Malaysia. In August 1965, however, Singapore seceded from this newly-formed federation to become an independent republic. Malaysia, as it is known today, consists of the eleven peninsular states that constituted of Malaya (this is referred to as peninsular Malaysia), Sabah and Sarawak. Location South East Asia Capital Kuala Lumpur Population 33,782,400 inhabitants Area 329,847 square kilometres (127,355 sq mi) Major languages Malay (official), English, Arabic, Chinese dialects, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Vietnamese Major religions Islam (official), Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity More information Malaysia, Geography of Malaysia, History of Malaysia and Politics of Malaysia More images Malaysia - Malaysia (Category).

General maps

Further information: Category:Maps of Malaysia

Map of Malaysia

Location of the Malay Peninsula

Location of East Malaysia

Malaysia in the Malay Archipelago

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

States of Malaysia

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  Perlis, Malaysia
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  Kedah, Malaysia
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  Perak, Malaysia
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  Malacca, Malaysia
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  Kelantan, Malaysia
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  Selangor, Malaysia

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Malaysia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Malaysia.

Chola Empire (1050)

Chola Empire

Srivijaya in 1200

Sultanate of Malacca in the end of 15th century

British Malaya

British Malaya in 1922

Map of the Japanese Empire (1870-1942)

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Indochina in 1886

Notes and references

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