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Malaysia Information

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

Peninsular Malaysia (or West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore.

Malaysian Borneo (or East Malaysia) occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and surrounding the Sultanate of Brunei.

These regions share a largely similar landscape in that both feature coastal plains rising to often densely forested hills and mountains, the highest of which is Mount Kinabalu at 4,095.2 metres on the island of Borneo. The local climate is equatorial and characterised by the annual south-west (April to October) and north-east (October to February) monsoons.

Tourist arrivals to Malaysia totalled 1,518,174 for the month of February 2007, a 9.7% increase from last year’s figure of 1,384,479. This continues the positive trend of registering more than one million visitors per month. Asia Airlines are also launching a budget airline flying direct from Manchester to Kuala Lumpar for around £150 return.