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| Malaysia تانه ملايو | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kuala Lumpur |
| Demonym(s) | Malaysian |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy under a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie |
• Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Monarch) | Ibrahim Iskandar |
• Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Area | |
• Total | 330,803 km² |
| Population | |
• 2026 estimate | 34,374,300 |
| Currency | Malaysian ringgit (RM) (MYR) |
| Calling code | +60 |
| ISO 3166 code | MY |
| Internet TLD | .my |
Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy and a federal liberal nation in Southeast Asia separated into two regions by the South China Sea: Peninsula Malaysia and Eastern Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia is situated in mainland Asia, bordering Thailand to the north with a maritime border with Singapore to the south. Eastern Malaysia is located on the island of Borneo which it shares with Brunei to the north and Indonesia to the south.
History[edit | edit source]
Colonization[edit | edit source]
British colonization of Malaya started in the late 18th century with the seizure of Penang Island in 1786, followed by Wellesley Province in 1800, and Singapore in 1819. British rule was solidified by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 with the Dutch recognising British hegemony in Malaya. The British colonies were united as the Straits Settlements in 1826, which became a Crown colony in 1867.[1]
Independence[edit | edit source]
The Malayan Communist Party fought against the British colonizers from 1948 until independence in 1957. In 1965, Singapore seceded from Malaysia.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ V. A. Tiurin (1979). The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: 'Malaysia; British colonial rule'.
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Singapore' (pp. 249-252). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]