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Malaysia (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 02 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 2.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 112 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 112.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area settled by 4000 BCE, had significant Stone and Bronze Age cultures; Indian influence by 2nd century BCE, Chinese and Islamic from 1400; Portuguese and Dutch arrived 16-17th century; invasions from Sumatra and Celebes 17-18th century; British and Indian control 19th century; official language is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), though Chinese, English, and Tamil are also spoken. |
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| Malaysia (preferred,C,V,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Malaysia (Malay (specific)-P,U)
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| Malaisie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Maleisië (C,O)
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| Malasia (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Malásia (C,O)
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| Малайзия (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 马来西亚 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| مايًزيا (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| MYS (C,O,ISO3L)
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| MY (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO458 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| MY00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Federation of Malaysia (C,O)
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| Malaysian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| מלזיה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Malay States (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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amalgamation of Malaya, Sarawak & Sabah; federation established on September 16, 1963 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| federation (C) |
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peninsular states united 1940s, states on Borneo joined later; with configuration after withdrawal of Singapore, 1965 |
| Bronze Age (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Kuala Lumpur .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur) [7001459] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1957 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1957 |
| successor of .... |
Federated Malay States .......... (former territory/colony/dependent state) |
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(World, Asia) [8711654] |
| successor of .... |
Unfederated Malay States .......... (former territory/colony/dependent state) |
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(World, Asia) [8711655] |
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