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About Malaysia

Malaysia is one of the most pleasant, hassle-free countries to visit in southeast Asia. It's buoyant and wealthy, and has moved towards a pluralist culture based on a vibrant and interesting fusion of Malay, Chinese, Indian and indigenous cultures and customs. Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states in Southeast Asia. The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:

1. Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore.

2. Malaysian Borneo or East Malaysia occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and surrounding the Sultanate of Brunei. It consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan.

Malaysia is well-endowed with natural resources in areas such as agriculture, forestry as well as minerals. In terms of agriculture, Malaysia is the world's primary exporter of natural rubber and palm oil

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Weather / Climate

Malaysia has a hot, humid tropical climate with two monsoon seasons, one between October and February and the other from April to October, the latter characterised by thunderstorms. Temperatures and humidity are high all year round, but it is slightly cooler in the mountains.

Religion

Malaysia is a multi-religious society and Islam is the official religion of Malaysia. According to the Population and Housing Census 2000 figures, approximately 60 percent of the population practiced Islam; 19 percent Buddhism; 9 percent Christianity; and 6 percent Hinduism. The remaining 5 percent was accounted for by other faiths, including animism, shamanism, Sikhism, Bahai, Taoism, Confucianism, and other traditional Chinese religions

Malaysia Currency

The Malaysian Ringit (MYR), also referred to as the Malaysian Dollar, is divided into 100 sen. Malaysian banks charge in the region of US$2-3 for foreign exchange transactions. Moneychangers are generally quicker to deal with and do not charge commission; their rates however are variable.

Getting there

Malaysia's main international airport is at Sepang, 75km south of KL. Most tourists either fly into Sepang or arrive overland from Thailand or Singapore. However, Penang also has international flights, and Kuching in Sarawak and Tawau in Sabah have flights to/from Kalimantan.

There are five road border crossings between Malaysia and Thailand (two on the west coast, one in the centre and two on the east coast). There is also a west-coast rail link. There are three ferry services between Malaysia and Indonesia.