Malaysia

Geographical Location

Malaysia consists of two parts, between 2 and 7 degrees north of the Equator, the Peninsular Malaysia on the west known as West Malaysia and Sabah & Sarawak on the east joined by Indonesia

States

Peninsular Malaysia consists of 11 states (Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Pahang, Terengganu & Kelantan) and two Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya). East Malaysia comprises two states (Sabah & Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan.

People

The Population of Malaysia in 2006 is 26 milion. Of the total multi-ethnic population, Malays, constituted 58%, the Chinese 25.4%, the India 7.6% and other 9%. Bahasa Melayu which also known as Bahasa Malaysia (national language) and Islam is the official religion. However, English is widely spoken and the freedom of the other religion is allow to practice freely in the country.

Climate

Malaysia is generally warm all year round. Temperatures can range from 21 deg. C to 32 deg. C and rainfall are occasionally. The best time to visit the beaches facing the South China Sea is during March to October.

Time

Malaysia is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time and 16 hours ahead of U.S. Pacific Standard Time. It share the same time zone with Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.

Currency

You can almost change any currency with any moneychangers in town. Traveller's Cheque can be cashed out at banks, some hotels and moneychangers. Most credit cards are also accepted in the shopping malls and hotels

The Ringgit (RM) is Malaysia's unit of currency. According to US dollar exchanging rate about RM 3.70 against USD 1. Notes come in denominations of RM100, RM50, RM10, RM5, RM2, and RM1. Coins are called sen (RM1 = 100 sen) and come in 1 sen, 5 sen, 10 sen, 20 sen and 50 sen.

Accomodation

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