Eddie's Free Stuffs Superstore, Muar, Johor, Malaysia : A Brief Info About Malaysia

Picture of Kuala Lumpur at night, the capital of Malaysia.

I was born to a place where there is no earthquake, no typhoon, no volcano,
no too terrible flood & no tsunami.
Wow!......... It is none other than my country, Malaysia.
An up and coming multi-racial country located in the South East Asia.

Under the leadership of our beloved Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir, lots and lots of MEGA PROJECTS have mushroomed all over Malaysia.
Among the MEGA PROJECTS are :
Petronas Twin Tower (the tallest building in the world),
Penang Bridge (3rd longest bridge in the world),
Kuala Lumpur Tower (5th tallest tower in the world),
Putrajaya (world's 1st intelligence city),
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (the largest airport in Malaysia).

Petronas Twin Tower,
the world TALLEST building.

KL Tower, the fifth
TALLEST tower in the world.

GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Malaysia which covers 328550 sq km of land area is slightly larger than New Mexico. It is located in the southeastern Asia (PENINSULA) and northern one-third of the island of Borneo bordering the Java Sea and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam.

International disputes:
- involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam & possibly Brunei
- State of Sabah claimed by the Philippines
- Brunei may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides Brunei into two parts
- two islands in dispute with Singapore
- two islands in dispute with Indonesia

Climate:
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February)
monsoons

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1. Fourteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom) symbolise 14 states in Malaysia.
2. There is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow fourteen-pointed star.
3. The crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam.
4. The design is based on the flag of the US.

ECONOMY
Overview: The Malaysian economy, a mixture of private enterprise and a soundly managed public sector, has posted a remarkable record of 9% average annual growth in 1988-94. The official growth target for 1995 is 8.5%. This growth has resulted in a substantial reduction in poverty and a marked rise in real wages. Manufactured goods exports expanded rapidly, and foreign investors continued to commit large sums in the economy. The government is aware of the inflationary potential of this rapid development and is closely monitoring fiscal and monetary policies.

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $166.8 billion (1994 est.)

National product real growth rate: 8.7% (1994)

National product per capita: $8,650 (1994 est.)

PEOPLE
Population: 19,723,587 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 37% (Female = 3,559,434 ; Male = 3,690,310)
15-64 years: 59% (Female = 5,871,131 ; Male = 5,844,568)
65 years and above: 4% (Female = 423,539 ; Male = 334,605)
(JULY 1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
male: 66.55 years
female: 72.56 years (1995 est.)

TRANSPORT
Railroads: 1,801km(Peninsular Malaysia 1665km; Sabah 136km; Sarawak 0km)

Highways: 29,028 km (Peninsular Malaysia 23,602 km, Sabah 3,782 km, Sarawak 1,644 km)

Ports: Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Lahad Datu, Labuan, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, Penang, Port Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjong Berhala, Tanjong Kidurong, Tawau.

Airports: 115

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