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- Food and Recipes: Malays eat with spoons and use hands as well. Some cultural groups refrain from eating certain foods. For example, Muslims... More
- Family: Traditionally, the family system is the most important social unit in Malaysia. It is common for two or more generations... More
- Fashion: Most people wear Western-style clothing. However, traditional clothing, or a combination of Western and traditional clothing, is also worn. Special... More
- Visiting: Visiting one's relatives and friends is important, especially when one does not share a house with the extended family.... More
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| Capital | Kuala Lumpur; note - nearby Putrajaya is referred to as a federal government administrative center but not the capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur |
| Government Type |
federal constitutional monarchy note: nominally headed by paramount ruler (commonly referred to as the king) and a bicameral Parliament consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka (Malacca) and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls) |
| Currency | MYR |
| Population | 30,949,962 |
| Total Area |
127,354 Square Miles 329,847 Square Kilometers |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| Language | Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai |
| GDP - real growth rate | 4.7% |
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