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	Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		East Malaysia, consisting of the federal territory of Labuan and the states of Sabah and Sarawak, occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the Sultanate of Brunei.
		A new federation under the name of Malaysia was formed on September 16, 1963 through a merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colonies of Singapore, North Borneo (renamed Sabah), and Sarawak, the latter two colonies being on the island of Borneo.
		The Federation of Malaysia is a constitutional elective monarchy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysia (4976 words)

	Malaysia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		West Malaysia is bordered on the north by Thailand, on the east by the South China Sea, on the south by Singapore (separated by the narrow Johore Strait), and on the west by the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea.
		East Malaysia is bordered on the north by the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea, on the east by the Celebes Sea, and on the south and west by Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo).
		Malaysia’s institutions of higher education include the Univ. of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, the Univ. of Malaysia and the International Islamic Univ., both in Selangor, the Technological Univ. of Malaysia in Johor Bahru, and the Multimedia University in Cyberjaya.
	bartleby.com /65/ma/Malaysia.html (2537 words)

	Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and the second-link bridge on the south with the island of Singapore;
		East Malaysia, the northern part of the island of Borneo, is bordered to the south by Indonesia and borders the Sultanate of Brunei on the east, south, and west.
		The federal territories are: Kuala Lumpur (the capital city; generally abbreviated to KL in speech by most Malaysians), Putrajaya (the administrative capital) and Labuan (off the coast of Sabah).
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Federation_of_Malaysia (3217 words)

	Encyclopedia: Federation of Malaysia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		West Malaysia or commonly known as Peninsular Malaysia/Malay Peninsula shares a land frontier on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and a bridge on the south with the island state of Singapore;
		East Malaysia, the northern part of the island of Borneo/Kalimantan is bordered to the south by Indonesia and borders the Sultanate of Brunei on the east, south, and west.
		The two distinct parts of Malaysia, separated from each other by the South China Sea, share a largely similar landscape in that both West- and East Malaysia feature coastal plains rising to often densely forested hills and mountains, the highest of which is Mount Kinabalu at 4,101 m on the island of Borneo/Kalimantan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Federation-of-Malaysia (2664 words)

	MSN Encarta - Malaysia
		Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and 3 federal territories.
		Malaysia has abundant plant life in its coastal mangrove forests; in lowland tropical forests; and, at elevations over 1,200 m (3,900 ft), in mossy or montane oak forests.
		Approximately one-quarter of the land in Malaysia is cultivated or used for plantation agriculture.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761558542 (955 words)

	Federation Of Malaysia Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Malaysia is a multi-racial society, consisting of 65% Malays, 20% Chinese, 10% Indians and 5% of other races.
		Malaysia has some of the tightest controls in the world on granting citizenship to aliens.
		Malaysia allows qualified people who are considered expatriates to hold permanent residency (PR) status.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Federation_of_Malaysia (5360 words)

	Malaysia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Malaysia is divided into two political divisions: states (negeri) and (Click link for more info and facts about federal territories) federal territories (wilayah persekutuan) that collectively has the status of a state.
		Malaysia was once the world's largest producer of (A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide) tin until the collapse of the tin market in the early 1980s.
		Malaysia's population is comprised of many ethnic groups, with the politically dominant (A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago) Malays making up the majority.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/malaysia.htm (3945 words)

	East Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		East Malaysia consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak which are located on the island of Borneo, to the east across the South China Sea from West Malaysia.
		However, both voted to become part of the new Federation of Malaysia in 1963.
		The island of Labuan was part of Sabah until 1984, when it was made a separate Federal Territory, administered by the federal government.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/East_Malaysia (273 words)

	Malaysia (09/05)
		Malaysia's population of 25.6 million (2004) continues to grow at a rate of 2.0% per annum; about 32.8% of the population is under the age of 15.
		Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, nominally headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ("paramount ruler"), customarily referred to as the king.
		Malaysia is one of the world's largest exporters of semiconductor devices, electrical goods, and appliances, and the government has ambitious plans to make Malaysia a leading producer and developer of high-tech products, including software.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2777.htm (3360 words)

	Dive Guide Scuba Diving Malaysia - Diveguide.com
		The Federation of Malaysia comprises Peninsular Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Bomeo.
		The country achieved independence on August 31, 1957 as the Federation of Malaysia and subsequently with the entry of Sabah and Sarawak Malaysia was formed.
		Visitors to Malaysia must be in possession of a valid passport or travel document with a minimum validity of six months beyond the intended visiting period.
	www.diveguide.com /mala-info.htm (1051 words)

	Malaysia: A Country Profile By Franklin Fisher
		Malaysia, in southeast Asia, consists of two tracts of territory that are separated by 400 miles of ocean.
		Malaysia's government is a federal parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch.
		In 1963 the Federation of Malaysia was formed by the union of Malaya, the former British Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak.
	gbgm-umc.org /asia-pacific/malaysia/mprofile.html (575 words)

	Malaysia
		Federation of Malaya Order No.61 of 1949 announced that a committee had been set up to make recommendations for the design of a Federation Flag.
		Malaysia is a federation of monarchies and a member of the (British) Commonwealth.
		The use of red and white stripes to represent a federation is clearly a United States innovation, but early U.S. flag designers probably got the idea of red and white stripes from the flag of the British East India Company, whose ships were frequently seen in American ports.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/my.html (1351 words)

	malaysia.html
		The Federation of Malaysia is a monarchy composed of thirteen states.
		Malaysia promulgated the current Constitution in 1957 upon its independence and amended it in 1963.
		The President of the Christian Federation of Malaysia argues, as Malays surge forward to recapture Islam’s ‘golden age,’ the religious rights of non-Muslims are gradually eroding away.”28 NNI reports that, since the late 1980s, Malay universities have required students to complete studies in Islamic civilization as a graduation requirement.
	religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu /rihand/Malaysia.html (1949 words)

	West Malaysia -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula and is separated from East Malaysia by the South China Sea.
		wing of the 13-state federation of Malaysia; it consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern part of the island of Borneo and is separated from mainland Peninsular, or West, Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula by some 400 miles (640 km) of the South China Sea.
		A nation of Southeast Asia, Malaysia consists of two components: peninsular Malaysia, which is part of mainland Southeast Asia, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9076622?tocId=9076622 (841 words)

	Malaysia (Country Profiles from National Geographic MapMachine) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Comprising the territories of Malaya, Sarawak, and Sabah, Malaysia stretches from peninsular Malaysia to northeastern Borneo in Southeast Asia.
		Central mountains divide peninsular Malaysia (Malaya), separating the narrow eastern coast from the fertile western plains, with its sheltered beaches and bays.
		Malaysia is one of the world's largest exporters of semiconductors, electrical goods, and appliances.
	plasma.nationalgeographic.com /mapmachine/profiles/my.html (295 words)

	Historical Flags (Malaysia)
		The old Malayan (for the Federation of Malaya) flag was similar to the present day Malaysian flag except that the star and the stripes were 11 for the 11 states of Peninsular (or West) Malaysia.
		With the secession of Singapore from Malaysia, the flag was not changed but the interpretation was changed to the 14th component being the Federal Territory.
		Though Singapore left the Federation on 9/8/65, the 14th point and stripe was kept, and now represents the relationship between the states and the federation.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/my1963.html (683 words)

	Malaysia
		Malaysia is on the Malay Peninsula in southeast Asia.
		Malaysia's new prime minister, Abdullah Badawi, has a more statesmanlike reputation, and in his first year in office he made headway on reducing corruption and instituting reforms.
		Malaysia's high court overturned Anwar's sodomy conviction in Sept. 2004, and the former deputy prime minister was released after serving six years in prison.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107751.html (1041 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Malaysia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation.
		Malaysia, a middle-income country, transformed itself from 1971 through the late 1990's from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy.
		As a result, Malaysia was hard hit by the global economic downturn and the slump in the information technology (IT) sector in 2001 and 2002.
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/my.html (1310 words)

	Malaysia
		East Malaysia, the northern part of the island of Borneo (also known as Kalimantan) is bordered to the south by Indonesia and borders the kingdom of Brunei on the east, south, and west.
		The 193 members of the House of Representatives are elected from single-member districts by universal adult suffrage, for a maximum term of 5 years.
		Putrajaya is the newly created administrative capital for the federal government of Malaysia, aimed in part to ease growing congestion within Malaysia's largest city, Kuala Lumpur.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Malaysia (2112 words)

	Malaysia Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		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.
		Most visitors to Malaysia stick to the insane headlong rush of Kuala Lumpur, the colonially soothing Cameron Highlands Hill Station or the hedonistic torpor of Langkawi.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/south_east_asia/malaysia (196 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Malaysia - Malaysia Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Destination Malaysia, a virtual travel guide to the country that was formerly known as "Malaya".
		Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country in Southeast Asia.
		On 16 September 1963 the federation was enlarged by the accession of the states of Singapore, Sabah (formerly British North Borneo) and Sarawak.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/malaysia.htm (671 words)

	MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Martial Arts Federation of Malaysia was established in 1995 under the able leadership of The Honourable Mr.Chan Seng Khai, A.B.S., Mayor of Kuching City South as its President.
		The establishment of this Federation is a big step in bringing martial arts organizations and artist closer together.
		The Martial Arts Federation of Malaysia accepts individual Martial Arts Organization as Associate members who are willing to work together as one mind and one body under its banner.
	www.visitsarawak.com /wushu/mafom.html (226 words)

	Federation of Malaysia on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In June 1995, the Federation of Family Planning Associations, Malaysia (FFPAM), a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), adopted a policy statement on gender equity, which states, "FFPAM...
		FITCH IBCA: Ratings assigned to Federation Of Malaysia by Fitch IBCA.
		Politics of federal intervention in Malaysia, with reference to Sarawak, Sabah and Kelantan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-F1ederatM1.asp (237 words)

	GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Malaysia
		PARLIAMENT: Parlimen; consists of Dewan Negara [Senate] and Dewan Rakyat [House of Representatives]
		JURIST: Malaysia (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
		WWW-VL Islamic Law: Malaysia (University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies)
	www.loc.gov /law/guide/malaysia.html (283 words)

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