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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Asia > Malaysia
Malaysia. Pop - 28,310,000. Area - 329,845 square kilometres. Capital - Kuala Lumpur. Largest City - Kuala Lumpur. Currency - Malaysian Ringgit. Language – Malay. Main Religion – Muslim. Time Zone – GMT + 8 hours. Main Airports – Kuala Lumpur KLIA (KUL), Penang (PEN), Langkawi (LGK), Senai (JHB), Kota Kinabalu (BKI), Climate – Equatorial with sunny warm weather which includes a Monsoon season from November to February. Voltage guide 230V. Dialing code 60. Malaysia is a South-East Asian country which is split into two parts 1. A peninsula of the Asian mainland, and 2. The northern part of the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia is made up of West Coast (home to capital city Kuala Lumpur and the new administrative centre of Putrajaya), East Coast (Made up of the states of Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu), and South Coast (home to Johor state). East Malaysia is located on the island of Borneo and is home to the territories of Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan. The principal cities include: Kuala Lumpur (capital and largest city); George Town (cultural capital of Penang); Johor Bahru (gateway to Singapore); Kuantan (capital of Pahang);Kota Kinabalu (capital of Sabah);Kuching (capital of Sarawak);Malacca (Melaka historical city of Malaysia); Miri (gateway to Gunung Mulu National Park); and Putrajaya (administrative centre of Malaysia). Arguably the most stunning features of the country are the many tropical islands with coral reefs and fantastic scuba diving sites.
| Cameron Highlands (6) , | Genting Highlands (6) , | Ipoh (6) , | Johor Bahru (6) , |
| Kedah (6) , | Kota Bahru (6) , | Kota Kinabalu (7) , | Kuala Lumpur (10) , |
| Kuantan (6) , | Kuching (6) , | Langkawi (7) , | Malacca (7) , |
| Pahang (6) , | Pangkor (6) , | Penang (8) , | Sarawak (6) , |
| Selangor (6) , | Shah Alam (6) , | Terengganu (7) |
Malaysia Hotels and Hotel Reservation – Kuala Lumpur Hotels, Penang Hotels, Langkawi Hotels, Cameron Highlands Hotels, Johor Bahru Hotels, Kuantan Hotels, Malacca Hotels and Kota Kinabalu Hotels
The Best Western Premier Seri Pacific 5 star Hotel Kuala Lumpur is strategically located in the center of Malaysia's capital, in the heart of its commercial and financial district. Just across from one of South East Asia's largest malls and adjacent to the Putra World Trade Center convention complex, Pan Pacific's business facilities and impeccable service make it one of the region's premier business and leisure destinations.
Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states in Southeast Asia. The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea. The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak formed a 14-state federation. Singapore was expelled from the federation in 1965 and subsequently became an independent country.
Malaysia is a country in South-East Asia, located partly on a peninsula of the Asian mainland and partly on the northern third of the island of Borneo. West (peninsular) Malaysia shares a border with Thailand, is connected by a causeway and a bridge (the 'second link') to the island state of Singapore, and has coastlines on the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. East Malaysia (Borneo) shares borders with Brunei and Indonesia.
myGovernment is the single gateway to information and services provided by Malaysian Government agencies on the Internet. The myGovernment initiative was undertaken by Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU).
Your personal insider's travel guide to Malaysia and Singapore.
Tourism Malaysia's objective is to promote Malaysia as an outstanding tourist destination. We strive to increase awareness of Malaysia's unique wonders, attractions and cultures. Ultimately, our aim is to increase the number of foreign tourists to Malaysia, extend the average length of their stay and, in doing so, increase Malaysia's tourism revenue.
Discover Borneo is a specialist travel agency dealing with travel within Malaysian Borneo.
