The Country
Malaysia is spread over 330,000 sq km and comprises West or Peninsula are Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Selangor, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu in the East Malaysia are located the States of Sabah and Serawak, and the Federal territories of Labuan. There are, therefore, 13 states and two Federal Territories. The two portions of the country are divided by 540km of the South China Sea. The populations total 23 million at present, with 17 million concentrated in the Peninsula. 60%
of the population comprises Malays and indigenous races while the Chinese make up 31% and the Indians, about 8%.
