F.A.Q. on Malaysia

Malaysia is divided into two main regions,

West Malaysia (Peninsular) and East Malaysia (Borneo Island).

West Malaysia is a peninsular, which means that it is a long piece of land,
surrounded by water on both sides, except for the northern area that has a border with Thailand.

East Malaysia is located on the Northern shores of Borneo Island,
separated from Peninsular Malaysia by the South China Sea.
East Malaysia shares its borders with Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Brunei.

Please do not confuse East Malaysia and East Coast Malaysia.

East Malaysia means the part of malaysia that is located on Borneo Island (the states of Sarawak and Sabah).

East Coast Malaysia refers to the states located on West (Peninsular) Malaysia, which are Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang.

Federal Territories in Malaysia are areas that are governed by the Federal Government.

In West Malaysia, the Federal Teritories are Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

In East Malaysia, Pulau Labuan (Labuan Island) is the only Federal Territory.

Kuala Lumpur is the Capital City of Malaysia, whereas Putrajaya is its administrative hub.

Malaysia is divided into states, which are located in the West Coast, East Coast, Central Region and South Region of Peninsular (West) Malaysia AND two states on the northern shores of Borneo Island.

The states in the West Coast of West Malaysia are:

1.)Kedah (main city: Alor Setar)

2.)Perak (main city: Ipoh)

3.)Perlis (main city: Kangar)

4.)Pulau Pinang (main city: Georgetown) - an island state

The states in the East Coast of West Malaysia are:

1.)Kelantan (main city: Kota Bharu)

2.)Pahang (main city: Kuantan)

3.)Terengganu (main city: Kuala Terengganu)

The state(s) in the Central Region of West Malaysia are:

1.)Selangor

2.) 2 Federal Territories of: Kuala Lumpur (capital city) and Putrajaya.

The states in the South Region of West Malaysia are:

1.)Johor (main city: Joho Bahru)

2.)Melaka (main city: Melaka)

3.)Negeri Sembilan (main city: Seremban)

East Malaysia is located on Borneo Island.

There are two states in East Malaysia and one Federal Territory:

1.)Sabah (main city: Kota Kinabalu)

2.)Sarawak (main city: Kuching)

3.)Pulau Labuan (Federal Territory)

'Ringgit Malaysia' or RM is the name of Malaysia's currency.
The Ringgit notes usually comes in the form of RM1, RM5, RM10, RM50, RM100.

'Sen' denotes the Malaysian coins.
It comes in the form of 1sen, 5sen, 10sen, 20sen, 50sen.
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Since Malaysia is located near the Equator, it has a Tropical Climate.

Temperature can range from 18 degrees Celsius (in the highland and mountain areas) to 37 degrees Celsius (in some coastal areas).

During the Monsoon Season (November to late February), there is usually heavy rain in certain parts of Malaysia, particularly near coastal areas.