by Nurhani Yasmeen (100%

Malaysian)

MalaysiaTruly Asia

Where in the world?

-14,796 km-16h 38m by air-12 hr time diff

Southeast Asia

A closer look

This is West Malaysia. Also known as Peninsular Malaysia

This is East Malaysia. Or Sabah & Sarawak

Some quick facts

Pop: 28.3 million

Constitutional Monarchy

Elected govt represented by Parliament (Westminster system)

GDP/capita : US$8,624

Tropical/equatorial climate

Languages: Bahasa Malaysia; English widely spoken, Chinese (many dialects), Tamil, other dialects

State religion: Islam (Secular or not? Not sure)

Kuala Lumpur

A melting pot of ethnicities

Malays or Bumiputra

50.4% ethnicChinese23.7%

non-MalayBumiputra

11%

ethnic Indians

7%

Others?

Many festivals, many holidays

Festival 1: Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Festival 2: Deepavali

Festival 3: Chinese New Year

SCHOOL

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Incredible food

Awesome Landscape

Sites and sights

Famous Malaysian phrases

Selamat datang - Welcome

Apa khabar? - How’re you?

Merdeka! - Freedom/Liberty

Terima kasih - Thank you

Jom makan! – Let’s eat!