{"id":86544,"date":"2026-02-07T13:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=86544"},"modified":"2026-02-07T15:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:29:30","slug":"key-facts-about-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Malaysia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Prime Minister of India began a two-day official visit to Malaysia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Malaysia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a country in Southeast Asia, lying <\/span><b>just north of the Equator.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/south-china-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>South China Sea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> separates Malaysia into two regions: <\/span><b>Peninsular Malaysia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (West Malaysia) <\/span><b>and East Malaysia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Land (Thailand, Brunei and Indonesia) Maritime (Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Seas and straits:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Strait of Malacca, South China Sea, Celebes Sea and the Sulu Sea border Sabah in East Malaysia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Kuala Lumpur<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Malaysia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain and Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country\u2019s terrain is characterized by <\/span><b>coastal plains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and jungle-covered mountains in the interior, and its <\/span><b>climate is tropical.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Mountain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Main Range\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mount Kinabalu (4,095 metres)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is drained by Pahang, Rajang, and Kinabatangan rivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bera Lake and Tasik Chini<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has abundant natural resources including forests, minerals, oil, natural gas and agricultural commodities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2224784&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia, lying just north of the Equator. 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