A British colony during the 18th and 19th century, and was occupied by Japan in 1942 to 1945.  Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the East Malaysian states joined the peninsular. 

Covering a total area of 329,750 square km, it is slightly larger than Mexico, and has borders with Brunei, Indonesia & Thailand.

Tropical climate, with southwest monsoons from April to October and northeast monsoons from October to February. Population estimated at approximately 25,274,133 (as of July 2008). 

Considered a high risk area for diseases, such as Hepatitis A, typhoid fever, dengue fever, bird flu & malaria

Religions : Muslim (50%), Buddhist (19%), Christian (9%), and Hindu (6%), the rest are made up of Confucianism, Taoism, and other traditional Chinese religions   

Currency : Ringgit (Malaysian Dollar) 

Capital City : Kuala Lumpur 

IDD Code : 60 

Time Zone : GMT +8 

Languages : Bahasa Malaysia (official); English; Chinese (Cantonese; Mandarin; Hokkien; Hakka; Hainan; Foochow); Tamil; Telugu; Malayalam; Panjabi; Thai 

Electricity : 240V, 50Hz 

Airports in Malaysia : Click here

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