CERCLE DIPLOMATIQUE - issue 04/2018

LE MONDE MALAYSIA
The Ubudiah Mosque, one of
Malaysia's most beautiful mosques,
is located in the royal town of Kuala
Kangsar, Perak.
Coastline at the Baku National Park
in Sarawak, Borneo.
FACTS &
FIGURES
MALAYSIA
PHOTOS: TOURISM MALAYSIA
The most visited place is still the capital Kuala
Lumpur. But there, for sure, are plenty of other
destinations which are well worth going.
Much of modern Malaysia was British or Dutch, controlled
in the 20 th century. And there is still a lot of
their influences left in cities like George Town, Malacca
and Ipoh, whereas the peninsula region is home
to many fascinating old towns. On a journey to Malaysia,
vistors shouldn't miss to make a stop in George
Town in Penang which is located north of Kuala
Lumpur. Travellers will find plenty of very good hotels
in this area. One of these is the luxury hotel
Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa which is about
ten kilometres outside of the city George Town.
The city itself is well known for the so called “Street
Art“ with it's realistic paintings on the walls of houses
and Street-Rod sculptures. And if one is interested in
a wide variety of food, George Town is the place to go
as well. Because of the fact that George Town is
known to offer the best street food in Asia. And generally,
tourists will enjoy the great variety in Malaysia's
cuisine which can be found in just about every city
and town in a wide range of local delicacies.
Malaysia is also very well known for watersports.
Excellent scuba diving and snorkeling spots dot the
coast, islands like Perhentian, Tioman and Langkawi
are perfect for relaxation. The easter states of Malaysia
– which include Sabah and Sarawak – offer stunning
islands und access to untouched rainforests.
River cruises and rafting are popular activities in
Borneo-Malaysia. If a guest prefers hiking – the right
place is to go to Mount Kinabalu, with a height of
4,095 metres the highest mountain between the Himalaja
and New Guinea and where only 137 climbers
per day are permitted.
Pure nature offer many National Parks which are
spread all over Malaysia. One of them is the National
Park Gunung Mulu. The park is a protected area loca-
Official Name:
Federation of Malaysia or
Malaysia Federation
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Government: Federal parliamentary
elective constitutional
monarchy
- King: Sultan Muhammad V.
- Prime Minister: Tun Mahathir
bin Mohamad
Area: 330,803 sqkm 2 (66th
largest country in the world)
Population: 32,049,700 (2017
estimate)
Ethnic Groups: 68,8%
Bumipetera, 23,2% Chinese, 7,0%
Indian, 1,0% Others
Currency: Ringgit (RM)
GDP: 314,5 billion $ (2017)
GDP per capita: 9.812,88 $
(2017)
Formation:
- Independance of the
Federation of Malaya from
United Kingdom,
31 August 1957
- Sarawak self-government,
22 July 1963
- Malaysia Act 1963,
31 July 1963
- North Borneo self-government,
31 August 1963
- Proclamation of Malaysia,
16 September 1963
- Secession of Singapore,
9 August 1965
- ASEAN Declaration,
8 August 1967
Kuala Lumpur, the capital
of Malaysia, from the bird's
eye view.
The Museum Kapal Selam is a submarine
museum in Melaka (left).
The state Kelantan is well known for its
Keris makers (middle).
Hello Kitty Town in Johor is the permanent
home for Hello Kitty and friends (right).
Bharat Tea Estate in Pahang is
well known for producing fine
highland tea (left).
The Eight Deity Temple is
located on the island Labuan
(right).
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