Malaysia (
i// mə-LAY-zhə or
i// mə-LAY-see-ə)
(
Malaysian pronunciation: [məleisiə]) is a
federal constitutional monarchy in
Asia. It consists of
thirteen states and
three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square
kilometres (127,350 sq mi) separated by the
South China Sea into two similarly sized
regions,
Peninsular Malaysia and
Malaysian Borneo. Land
borders are shared with
Thailand,
Indonesia, and
Brunei, and maritime borders exist with
Singapore,
Vietnam, and the
Philippines. The capital city is
Kuala Lumpur, while
Putrajaya is the seat of the federal
government. In 2010 the population was 28.33 million, with 22.6 million living
on the Peninsula. The southernmost point of continental
Eurasia,
Tanjung Piai is in Malaysia, located in the
tropics. It is one of 17
megadiverse
countries on earth, with large numbers of
endemic species.
More at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia
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