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| Malaysia | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kuala Lumpur |
| Demonym(s) | Malaysian |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy |
• Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Monarch) | Ibrahim Iskandar |
• Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Area | |
• Total | 330,803 km² |
| Population | |
• 2024 census | 34,564,810 |
Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy and a federal liberal nation in Southeast Asia separated into two regions by the South China Sea: Peninsula Malaysia and Eastern Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia is situated in mainland Asia, bordering Thailand to the north with a maritime border with Singapore to the south. Eastern Malaysia is located on the island of Borneo which it shares with Brunei to the north and Indonesia to the south.
History[edit | edit source]
Colonization[edit | edit source]
The Malayan Communist Party fought against the British colonizers from 1948 until independence in 1957.[1]:249 In 1965, Singapore seceded from Malaysia.[1]:252
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Singapore' (p. 249). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]