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Malaysia

The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:

Peninsular Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula is bordered to the north by Thailand and to the south by Singapore;

East Malaysia, the northern part of the island of Borneo (also known as Kalimantan) is bordered to the south by Indonesia and borders the kingdom of Brunei on the east, south, and west.

Malaysia geography

The two distinct parts of Malaysia, separated from each other by the South China Sea, share a largely similar landscape in that both West- and East Malaysia feature coastal plains rising to often densely forested hills and mountains, the highest of which is Mount Kinabalu at 4,101 m on the island of Borneo. The local climate is equatorial and characterised by the annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons.

Putrajaya is the newly created administrative capital for the federal government of Malaysia, aimed in part to ease growing congestion within Malaysia's largest city, Kuala Lumpur. The prime minister's office moved in 1999 and the move is expected to be completed in 2005. Kuala Lumpur remains the seat of parliament, as well as the commercial and financial capital of the country. Other major cities include George Town, Ipoh and Johor Bahru.

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