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Malaysia( i/mle/m-LAY-zhor i/mlesi/m-LAY-see-)(Malaysian

pronunciation:[mlejsi])is afederalconstitutional monarchylocated inSoutheast Asia.

It consists ofthirteen states and three federal territoriesand has a total landmass of

329,847 square kilometres (127,350 sq mi) separated by theSouth China Seainto two

similarly sized regions,Peninsular MalaysiaandEast Malaysia(Malaysian Borneo).

Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border withThailandand maritimeborders withSingapore,Vietnam,andIndonesia.East Malaysia shares land and

maritime borders withBruneiandIndonesiaand a maritime border with the

Philippines.The capital city isKuala Lumpur,whilePutrajayais the seat of the

federal government. In 2010 the population was 28.33 million, with 22.6 million

living in Peninsular Malaysia. The southernmost point of continentalEurasia,Tanjung

Piai,is in Malaysia, located in thetropics.It is one of 17megadiverse countrieson

earth, with large numbers ofendemic species.

Malaysia has its origins in the Malay Kingdoms present in the area which, from the

18th century, became subject to theBritish Empire.The first British territories were

known as theStraits Settlements,whose establishment was followed by the Malaykingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were

first unified as theMalayan Unionin 1946. Malaya was restructured as theFederationof Malayain 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united

withNorth Borneo,Sarawak,andSingaporeon 16 September 1963, withsibeing

added to give the new country the name Malaysia. Less than two years later in 1965,

Singapore was expelled from the federation.

The country ismulti-ethnicandmulti-cultural,which plays a large role in politics.

TheconstitutiondeclaresIslamthestate religionwhile protectingfreedom of religion.

The government system is closely modelled on theWestminster parliamentary system

and the legal system is based oncommon law.Thehead of stateis the king, known as

theYang di-Pertuan Agong.He is anelected monarchchosen from the hereditary

rulersof the nineMalay statesevery five years. The head of government is thePrime

Minister.

Since independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with

GDPgrowing at an average 6.5% per annum for almost 50 years. The economy has

traditionally been fuelled by its natural resources, but is expanding in the sectors of

science, tourism, commerce andmedical tourism.Today, Malaysia has anewly

industrialisedmarket economy,ranked third largest in Southeast Asia and29th largest

in the world.It is a founding member of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations,theEast Asia Summitand theOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation,and a member of

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,theCommonwealth of Nations,and theNon-

Aligned Movement.

Contents

1 Etymology

2 History

3 Government and politics

4 Foreign relations and military

5 Subdivisions

6 Geography

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7 Biodiversity

o 7.1 Conservation issues

8 Economy

o 8.1 Infrastructure

9 Demographics

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9.1 Religiono 9.2 Language

10 Culture

o 10.1 Fine arts

o 10.2 Cuisine

o 10.3 Media

o 10.4 Holidays and festivals

o 10.5 Sports

11 See also

12 References

13 External links

Etymology

Main article:Malay people

"Malaysia" used as a label for theMalay Archipelagoon a 1914 map from a UnitedStates atlas.

The name "Malaysia" is a combination of the word "Malay" and the Latin/Greeksuffix -sia/-.[12]The wordMelayuin theMalaymay derive from theTamilwords

Malaiand urmeaning "mountain" and "city, land", respectively.[13][14][15]

Malayadvipawas the word used by ancient Indian traders when referring to theMalay

Peninsula.[16][17][18][19][20]Whether or not it originated from these roots, it the word

"melayu" or "mlayu" may have been used in earlyMalay/Javaneseto mean to steadily

accelerate or run. This term was applied to describe the strong current of the river

Melayu inSumatra.[21]The name was later adopted by theMelayu Kingdomthat

existed in the 7th century on Sumatra.[22][23]

Before the onset of European colonisation, theMalay peninsulawas known natively

asTanah Melayu('Malay Land').[24][25]Under a racial classification created by a G

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