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The official language of Malaysia is the "Malay language" [5] (Bahasa Melayu) which is sometimes interchangeable with "Malaysian language" (Bahasa Malaysia). [6] The standard language is promoted as a unifying symbol for the nation across all ethnicities, linked to the concept of Bangsa Malaysia (lit. 'Malaysian Nation'). The status as a ...
Kuala Lumpur, [a] officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, [b] and colloquially referred to as KL, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of 243 km 2 (94 sq mi) with a census population of 2,075,600 as of 2024 [update] . [ 8 ]
Malaysia's inland waterways are the world's 22nd-longest, and total 7,200 km (4,474 mi). [233] Among Malaysia's 114 airports, [234] among which the busiest is Kuala Lumpur International Airport located south of Kuala Lumpur in Sepang District, which is also the twelfth-busiest airport in Asia.
Malay is the national language in Malaysia by Article 152 of the Constitution of Malaysia, and became the sole official language in West Malaysia in 1968, and in East Malaysia gradually from 1974. English continues, however, to be widely used in professional and commercial fields and in the superior courts. Other minority languages are also ...
Cantonese is widely spoken amongst Malaysian Chinese in the capital Kuala Lumpur [1] and throughout much of the surrounding Klang Valley (Petaling Jaya, Gombak, Ampang, Cheras, Rawang, Putrajaya, Selayang, Sungai Buloh, Puchong, Shah Alam, Kajang, Bangi, Semenyih and Subang Jaya) excluding Klang itself where Hokkien predominates.
The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 32 million. [1] The country is separated into two regions—Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo—by the South China Sea. [1] Malaysia borders Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, [1] and Vietnam.
A sign at 7-Eleven stores showing common languages in Malaysia: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil. Malaysia contains speakers of 137 living languages, [60] 41 of which are found in Peninsula Malaysia. [61] The official language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Malaysia, a standardised form of the Malay language. [37]
Map of Malaysia. This is a list of local governments in Malaysia which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).