Fast Facts of Malaysia COUNTRY The Federation of Malaysia
comprises of Peninsular Malaysia made up of 11 states, 3 federal
territories and the states of Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Located between 2 and 7 degrees north of
the Equator, Peninsular Malaysia is separated from the states of
Sabah and Sarawak by the South China Sea. To the north of
Peninsular Malaysia is Thailand while its southern neighbour is
Singapore. Sabah and Sarawak are bounded by Indonesia while
Sarawak also shares a border with Brunei. AREA 329,758 sq km
POPULATION 25 million CAPITAL Kuala Lumpur (KL) TIME Eight hours
ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 16 hours ahead of United
States Pacific Standard Time. GEOGRAPHY Land area of 329,758 sq
km CLIMATE Malaysia has a tropical climate and the weather is
warm all year round. Temperatures range from 21°C to 32 °C and
the annual rainfall varies from 2,000mm to 2,500mm. PEOPLE
Malays make up about 57% of the population and are the
predominant group with Chinese, Indians