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Essay on Malaysia
Malaysia is a legitimate realm in Southeast Asia on the South China Sea. Malaysia is separated into two regions, recognized as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. West Malaysia, also known as Peninsular Malaysia, consists of the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands. Thailand borders West Malaysia on the north, and Singapore lies off the southern coastal tip. East Malaysia occupies the northern section of Borneo Island, as well as offshore islands.
East Malaysia shares Borneo with Brunei, which lies on a small section of the northern coast, and with the Kalimantan region of Indonesia, which lies to the south. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Pinang, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu) and 2 federal territories (Kuala Lumpur and Labuan). Kuala Lumpur, coextensive with the federal territory, is the capital and largest city.
From the late 18th to the untimely 19th centuries, Britain slowly but surely gained power of Peninsular Malaysia, and nearly all of northern Borneo fell into private British hands. During the same period, the mainly Malay population became diversified, as racial Chinese and Indians immigrated to work in Malaysia’s tin and rubber industries. Ever since independence in 1957, ethnic tensions, particularly between Chinese and Malays, have conquered political and economic issues. Despite the tensions, on the other hand, Malaysia has experienced quick financial growth, mostly in the manufacturing sector, and economists include the country among Asia’s “newly developed economies” (NIEs). (McVey, Michael (2001)
Malaysia is home to a few of the world’s mainly significant tropical wildlife habitats, as well as rich rain forests and at least ten different types of wetlands. Malaysia has 2,199 plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth....
