Dialling codes
• From the UK – 00 60
• From Malaysia to the UK – 00 44
Languages
| • Malay or Bahasa Melayu is the official language of Malaysia. • English is used and accepted in professional and commercial fields. • Chinese and Indian are also spoken by the countries ethnic minorities. • Resources for Malay translation http://www.dicts.info/di1.php?k1=1&k2=224 http://pgoh13.free.fr/malay_course.php |
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Currency – online currency converter
• Malaysian Ringgit
• It is divided into 100 sen
• ISO 4217 is MYR
• Denomination 100 sen = 1 Ringgit
Notes Coins
-100 RM - 50 sen
- 50 RM - 20 sen
- 20 RM - 10 sen
- 10 RM - 5 sen
- 5 RM
- 2 RM
- 1 RM
Geography
• Located in Southeast Asia. Malaysian Peninsula borders Thailand and eastern Malaysia covers an approximate one third of the Island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei and the South China Sea.
• Geographic coordinates for Kuala Lumpur are 2 °30N, 112° 30E
| • Area - Total = 329 750 sq. km Land = 328 550 sq. km Water = 1200 sq. km • Land Boundaries - Total = 2669 km Brunei = 381 km Indonesia = 1782 km Thailand = 506 km • Coastline - Total = 4675 km Peninsula Malaysia = 2068 km |
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Eastern Malaysia = 2607 km
• The major islands are Langkawi, Penang and Pangkor off the west coast; and Tioman, Redang, Kapas, Perhentian and Rawa off the east coast
• The Peninsula consists of forested mountain ranges running north-south of the area, with low lying coastal regions either side.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/my.html
Time zones
• Malaysia, MST
• GMT/UTC + 08:00hours
• Summer DST not observed
