| Name: |
Federation of Malaysia |
| Location : |
South-East Asia |
| Time : |
IST (+) 2 1/2 hrs |
| Capital : |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Language : |
Bahasa Malaysia,English, Chinese, Iban and
Tamil |
| Area : |
329,758 sq kms |
| Population : |
22,890,000 |
| National Day : |
31 Aug |
| Currency : |
Ringgit (M$) 1 = INR 13.1904 |
Airline Name :
|
Malaysian Airlines (MH) |
International
Airports : |
Sepang (Kuala Lumpur) (KUL),
Bayan Lepas (Penang) (PEN), Kota Kinabalu (BKI) , Kuching (KCH) |
| Holidays : |
January 1 2008 New Year's Day. 10 Jan Awal
Muharram (Islamic New Year). 1 Feb* Federal Territory Day. 7 Feb
Chinese New Year. 20 Mar Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of Prophet
Muhammad). 1 May Labour Day. 20 May Wesak Day (Birth of Buddha).
3 Jun King's Birthday. 31 Aug National Day. 1 Oct Hari Raya
Puasa (End of Ramadan). 28 Oct** Deepvali. 9 Dec Hari Raya Haji
(Feast of the Sacrifice). 25 Dec Christmas. 29 Dec Awal Muharram
(Islamic New Year). |
| Climate : |
Tropical without extremely
high temperatures. Days are very warm, while nights are fairly
cool. The main rainy season in the east runs between November
and February, while August is the wettest period on the west
coast. East Malaysia has heavy rains (November to February) in
Sabah and in Sarawak. However, it is difficult to generalise
about the countries climate, as rainfall differs on the east and
west coasts according to the prevailing monsoon winds (northeast
or southwest). |
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