Malaysia is a country located in south-east Asia and the capital city is Kuala Lumpur.

It is divided into two sections: the Malaysia Peninsular , which is close to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and the East Malaysian sticks with in North Borneo. Malaysia is the 67th largest country in the world and has a population is 28,310,000 with the growth rate at 1.74 percent; the largest city, Kuala Lumpur has a population of 1,352,000 people. Despite the fact that Australia is approximately 23 times bigger than Malaysia, still, Malaysia holds 6,424,984 more people than Australia has. The languages spoken in Malaysia are Bahasa or Malay are the official language, but Chinese, English, Tamil, Iban and other indigenes languages are spoken too. Because of increase in tourists, many new languages are being bought to Malaysia. Malaysia is estimated to contain 20% of the world's animal species Home to hundreds of unique plant and animal species. Include Rafflesia (biggest flower), Indochinese Tiger, Moonrat, Malay eagle owl and there are a lot more. Moonrat Rafflesia

Malaysia's environment; Peninsular is surrounded by coastal plains with several mountain ranges
through the middle of the area. And in the east of Malaysia however, is covered in dense rainforest and has many river networks, which is used greatly for transport. The climate in Malaysia is hot and humid all year round. With temperatures usually between 20-30C; and humidly level at 90%. The wettest season on the West Coast of the peninsula is between September and December; on the East Coast its between October and February. Malaysian culture was influenced by Chinese, Indian, British and Arabic traders and is now rich with a mixed variety of traditions. Arts, music and shadow puppets are popular and show Indian influences. Literature is based on English and Chinese influences and food is a mix of many different inspirations. Malaysia was in many wars over who would rule the land and first achieved independence on the 31st of August 1957 as The Federation of Malaya and with the following entry of Sabah and Sarawak in1963, Malaysia was formed. The local Malays were immigrants from China, India, Indonesia and other countries.For centuries, port cities on the Malay Archipelago served as important stops for spice and silk traders sailing the Indian Ocean. Although the region has an ancient culture and a rich history, the nation of Malaysia is only about 50 years old.

Malaysia, like Australia is a multicultural country and is home to many religions. The main religion in Malaysia is Islam (60%) with others being Christianity (3.2%), Hinduism (7.1%), Buddhism (19.2%), Taoism and many more. Malaysias currency is measured in Ringgits. One Australian Dollar is equal to 3.20 Ringgits, with the economy growth of 5 to 6 percent. One Ringgit is divided into 100 sen. The symbol used is RM and the national currency label is MYR. Before being named ringgits and sens the currency in Malaysia was dollar and cent, just like Australia. Malaysia is 45 minutes behind Australian time and is 8 hours ahead of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Its biggest exports are palm oil and rubber while smaller productions include pepper, tropical fruits, cocoa and vegetables. Rice is made for local consumption only. Other natural resources include tin, copper, timber, petroleum, iron. Malaysia has many attractions like Legoland Malaysia; one exotic place where you can buy and play with Lego, the Mulu Caves; beautiful, large and ancient caves that are a great experience, and a live time experience at Sepilok Rehabilition Centre where you can see wild life and lots more.

Legoland

Mulu Caves

Sepilok Rehabilition Centre

Malaysia's main sports are Badminton, Bowling, Soccer, Sepak Raga (means to kick Rattan ball), Flying Kites, Swimming and Grand Prix. Malaysia first participated in the Olympics in 1964; Malaysia only participated in the Summer Olympics not the Winter Olympics. The only sports that Malaysia plays are badminton and diving and have won 6 medals in those sports. Sepak Raga