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Political Map of Malaysia

by Vishal Kumar

Malaysia is a country located in Southeast Asia, bordered by Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei. Other neighboring countries which share maritime borders with Malaysia are Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur with the seat of government in Putrajaya.


Political Map of Malaysia

 

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country, bordered by Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei. Malaysia also shares maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

The country consists of two land areas, separated by the South China Sea. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, but Putrajaya is considered the administrative capital, as the seat of government.

Malaysia’s two regions together cover an area of 329,847 square kilometers (127,355 square miles). The regions are called Peninsular Malaysia, which is situated on the Malay Peninsula, bordering Thailand, and Malaysian Borneo, which is East Malaysia and is situated on the island of Borneo. Malaysian Borneo borders Indonesia and Brunei. The two regions differ in size, with Peninsular Malaysia covering around 40 percent of the total territory of Malaysia, and Malaysian Borneo making up the other 60 percent. However, about 80 percent of Malaysia’s population lives in Peninsular Malaysia.

Malaysia is divided into thirteen states and three territories. Peninsular Malaysia has eleven states and two federal territories. The states on Peninsular Malaysia are divided into four geographic regions. The states in the Northern Region include Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak. The East Coast Region states are Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang. The Southern Region contains the states of Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, and Johor. The Central Regions has the state of Selangor, as well as the two federal territories, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. East Malaysia has the states of Sarawak and Sabah and the federal territory of Labuan.

State Population Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Capital
Johor 2,584,997 18,985 7,330 Johor Baharu
Kedah 1,571,077 9,425 3,639 Alor Star
Kelantan 1,287,367 14,931 5,765 Kota Baharu
Kuala Lumpur 1,305,792 244 94 Kuala Lumpur
Labuan 70,871 98 38 Victoria
Melaka 605,239 1,650 637 Melaka
Negeri Sembilan 829,774 6,643 2,565 Seremban
Pahang 1,229,104 35,965 13,886 Kuantan
Perak 1,973,368 21,005 8,110 Ipoh
Perlis 198,288 795 307 Kangar
Pulau Pinang 1,231,209 1,033 399 Georgetown
Putrajaya 46 18 Putrajaya
Sabah 2,468,246 73,711 28,460 Kota Kinabalu
Sarawak 2,009,893 124,449 48,050 Kuching
Selangor 3,952,817 7,910 3,054 Shah Alam
Terengganu 880,234 12,955 5,002 Kuala Terengganu
16 states 22,198,276 329,845 127,354

 

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