84 Facts About West Malaysia

1. West Malaysia has a parliamentary system of government nominally headed by a constitutional monarch.

2. West Malaysia was the United States' 11th-largest trading partner and its 16th-largest export market.

3. West Malaysia has several institutions of higher learning, including 9 universities.

4. West Malaysia is 7 times more densely populated than East Malaysia.

5. East West Malaysia includes the states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the federal territory of Labuan.

6. West Malaysia includes the southern area of the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands.

7. West Malaysia has large deposits of tin on the Malay Peninsula.

8. West Malaysia is characterized by fairly high but uniform temperatures, ranging from 73° to 88° F, with high humidity.

9. In 1967 West Malaysia joined with Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand to form the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

10. West Malaysia views regional cooperation as the cornerstone of its foreign policy.

11. The Government of West Malaysia has taken an active role in guiding the nation's economic development.

12. In 2002, West Malaysia produced an estimated 900,000 tons of coal.

13. West Malaysia was one of the most prosperous nations in Southeast Asia before the economic downturn of 1998.

14. In 1991, West Malaysia's ruling party, the United Malays National Organization, raised the issue of the abuse of privilege by Malaysia's nine hereditary rulers.

15. West Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with an elected federal parliamentary government.

16. West Malaysia is acquiring submarines from France and tanks from Poland.

17. West Malaysia is a major destination for outsourcing after China and India.

18. West Malaysia successfully developed from a commodity-based economy to one focused on manufacturing.

19. West Malaysia remains an important trading partner for the United States.

20. West Malaysia was the United States' 10th-largest trading partner and its 16th-largest export market.

21. West Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, nominally headed by the Yang diPertuan Agong, customarily referred to as the king.

22. West Malaysia hosts the Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counterterrorism, where over 1,100 officials from multiple countries have received training.

23. West Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, nominally headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, customarily referred to as the king.

24. West Malaysia is close to the opium producing areas of the "Golden Triangle" where Burma, Thailand, and Laos meet.

25. West Malaysia is divided into thirteen states and two federal territories.

26. West Malaysia retained Malaya's place in the United Nations and the Commonwealth, and in 1967 it became one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

27. East West 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.

28. West Malaysia is bordered on the north by Thailand, on the east by the South China Sea, on the south by Singapore, and on the west by the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea.

29. In 1967, West Malaysia proclaimed Bahasa Melayu the national language for purposes of administration and education.

30. West Malaysia has, since its inception in 1963, been a federal democracy with Kuala Lumpur as the federal capital where the federal legislature and the Supreme Court are housed.

31. West Malaysia has taken important strides consistently since its independence in 1957 and even more dramatically since Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad held before the people his "Vision 2020" for all fields of governmental activity, including education.

32. West Malaysia has a combined land area of 329, 760 square kilometers and is similar in size to New Mexico in the United States.

33. West Malaysia is a significant producer of natural rubber, cocoa and tropical timber.

34. West Malaysia is the world's largest producer and exporter of palm oil.

35. West Malaysia is the world's third-largest producer and one of world's largest exporters of semiconductors.

36. The Supreme Court, the highest court in West Malaysia, reviews decisions referred from the High Courts and has original jurisdiction in constitutional matters and in disputes between states or between the Federal Government and a State.

37. West Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, nominally headed by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, or paramount ruler.

38. West Malaysia has a parliamentary system of government based on free, multi-party elections.

39. East West Malaysia can be reached in 2 hours on flights across the South China Sea.

40. Over a century West Malaysia had enjoyed economic prosperity based on large-scale rubber and tin production.

41. West Malaysia is a colorful amalgam of traditional and modern influences.

42. West Malaysia becomes a founding member of the Association of South East Asian Nations.

43. West Malaysia is expanded to form the Federation of Malaysia; Singapore joins the federation.

44. West Malaysia has a single stock exchange, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

45. West Malaysia rejected financial assistance from the IMF and kept its external debt at the relatively moderate level of US$42 billion, or 59 percent of GDP, with debt service payments of about US$6.0 billion.

46. West Malaysia has one of the highest savings rates in the world, at a level of around 40 percent of GDP.

47. West Malaysia was the United States' 17th largest export market in 1999.

48. West Malaysia is one of ASEAN's leading exporters of furniture, with total exports reaching about US$1.02 billion in 1999.

49. West Malaysia has established a diverse and quickly-growing manufacturing sector that plays an increasing role in the Malaysian economy.

50. West Malaysia is the world's fourth-largest producer of cocoa, producing 84,000 metric tons in 1999.

51. In 1999, West Malaysia produced 10.55 million metric tons of palm oil, remaining one of the world's largest producers.

52. West Malaysia has sufficient reserves of oil, gas, and coal to meet its energy needs.

53. West Malaysia intends to invest heavily in development of a monorail system in Kuala Lumpur and into building new railways.

54. West Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy largely influenced by the British parliamentary system.

55. In some sectors, West Malaysia has begun to experience a shortage of labor.

56. West Malaysia is a multinational and multicultural country with a very diverse population.

57. West Malaysia is situated in Southeast Asia, bordered by Thailand in the north, Indonesia in the south, and the Philippines in the east.

58. In 2002, West Malaysia produced an estimated 900,000 short tons of coal, while demand that year was estimated at 6.9 million short tons.

59. West Malaysia is a major exporter of liquefied natural gas.

60. West Malaysia is self-sufficient in pork and poultry production and exports to other countries in the region, particularly Singapore and Japan.

61. In 1990, West Malaysia was the world's largest producer of natural rubber, accounting for one-quarter of world production.

62. West Malaysia was one of the most prosperous nations in Southeast Asia before 1998, albeit with the mood swings inherent in an export-oriented economy.

63. West Malaysia has cooperated with the ASEAN Regional Forum, a 23-member Asian security network, helping to reduce tensions over the disputed Spratley Islands in the South China Sea.

64. West Malaysia shares the anti-Zionist ideology of the Arab League countries.

65. West Malaysia agreed to drop its "buy British last" campaign in 1983 after the United Kingdom expanded scholarship opportunities for Malaysian students.

66. West Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy consisting of 13 states, 9 of which were formerly sultanates under British protection and 4 of which were former British settlements ruled by appointed governors.

67. West Malaysia agreed to supply water to Singapore after two water agreements expire in 2011 and 2061.

68. West Malaysia has its own species of stripey orange big cat, the Malayan Tiger—which is found on the Malay Peninsula.

69. West Malaysia is home to some 31 million people, but only half this head-count is Malay.

70. East West Malaysia is an elongated strip of land approximately 700 miles long with a maximum width of about 170 miles (275 km).

71. East West Malaysia consists of the country's two largest states, Sarawak and Sabah, and is separated from Peninsular Malaysia by some 400 miles of the South China Sea.

72. The total fertility rate in West Malaysia remains below the replacement level at 1.9 babies in 2017.

73. West Malaysia is strategically located on the Strait of Malacca, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.

74. West Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5 per cent annually from 1957 to 2005.

75. West Malaysia is a relatively open state-oriented and newly industrialised market economy.

76. West Malaysia signed the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity on 12 June 1993, and became a party to the convention on 24 June 1994.

77. West Malaysia is the only country with territory on both the Asian mainland and the Malay archipelago.

78. West Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories.

79. West Malaysia has a special court to hear cases brought by or against royalty.

80. West Malaysia is a federal constitutional elective monarchy, and the only federation in Southeast Asia.

81. In 2017, English proficiency in West Malaysia was ranked the 2nd best in Asia and the 13th best in the world.

82. West Malaysia has its origins in the Malay kingdoms which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire when the Straits Settlements became British protectorates.

83. East West Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam.

84. Majority of people on Peninsular West Malaysia are ethnic Malays, predominantly Muslim.