What is Federation of Malaya?
[[File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg|thumb|Flag of the Federation of Malaya]] [[File:Coat of arms of the Federation of Malaya.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of the Federation of Malaya]] [[File:Federation of Malaya.PNG|thumb|Location of the Federation of Malaya]] '''The Federation of Malaya''' was a federation of what previously had been [[British Malaya]], with eleven states that existed from 1 February 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957, and in 1963, [[Malaysia]] was formed when Malaya united with [[Singapore]], [[North Borneo]], and [[Sarawak]]. [[Category:History of Malaysia]]