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The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [18] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [19] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [20]
History of Malaysia. Malaysia is a modern concept, created in the second half of the 20th century. However, contemporary Malaysia regards the entire history of Malaya and Borneo, spanning thousands of years back to prehistoric times, as its own history.
The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia (Malay: Kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia; Jawi: كراجأن ڤرسكوتوان مليسيا ), is based in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is a federation composed of the 11 ...
The average household income of Malaysia increased by 18% to RM5,900 a month, compared to RM5,000 in 2012. According to a HSBC report in 2012, Malaysia will become the world's 21st largest economy by 2050, with a GDP of $1.2 trillion (Year 2000 dollars) and a GDP per capita of $29,247 (Year 2000 dollars).
Located near the equator, Malaysia's climate is categorised as equatorial, being hot and humid throughout the year. The average rainfall is 250 centimetres (98 in) a year [1] and the average temperature is 25.4 °C (77.7 °F). [2] The climates of Peninsular Malaysia and the East Malaysia differ, as the climate on the peninsula is directly ...
Languages of Malaysia. The indigenous languages of Malaysia belong to the Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian families. The national, or official, language is Malay which is the mother tongue of the majority Malay ethnic group. The main ethnic groups within Malaysia are the Malays, Chinese and Tamils, with many other ethnic groups represented in ...
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo 's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam ...
Malaysia contains speakers of 137 living languages, [63] 41 of which are found in Peninsula Malaysia. [64] The official language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Malaysia, a standardised form of the Malay language. [41] English was, for a protracted period, the de facto, administrative language of Malaysia, though its status was later rescinded.