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CHECKLIST 1 on The Country
Name of the country: Malaysia
I. Identity
A/ Geography
- Surface: Coastal plains rising to often densely forested hills and mountains
- Population: 28,310,000 (2009 est.)
- Capital: Kuala Lumpur
- Location:
o On which continent: Asia (Southeast)
o Close to a sea, an ocean YES  Name it/them: Strait of Malacca, South China Sea
o Landlocked country NO
o Relief of the country: Annual southwest and northeast monsoons
o Is the relief an advantage or a disadvantage YES
o Explain: Ample water supply, hydroelectricity, farming
o Name the bordering countries: Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei
B/ History and political life
- Independent country YES
- Former colony YES. Independent since when: 31 Aug 1957
- A former colony of which country? Britain
- Actual political regime? Federal constitution, elective monarchy and parliamentary
democracy
- Is the regime stable YES
- Explain:
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Name of the Head of State: Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Mizan Zainal Abidin
Name of the Head of Government: Prime Minister: Najib Tun Razak; Deputy Prime Minister:
Muhyiddin Yassin
What are the main events of the last 5 years?
Muslims
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C/ Cultural aspects
- What is/are the official language(s): Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil,
Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai and several indigenous dialects including Iban and KadazanAre
there different ethnical groups YES
- Name them:
- Malay 50.4%, Other Bumiputras 11%, Chinese 23.7%, Indian 7.1%,
- What is/are the main religion(s)? Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christianism,
Catholicism
Have these elements an influence on:
o The society YES?  NO? 
o The political life YES?  NO? 
o The economy YES
o Explain:
o D/ Economic aspects
- GDP? (purchasing power parity):$191.463 billion (2009 est.),
- Dependency and debt: 48.26 billion (2009 est.)
- Resources:
o Energy: Thermal and Hydroelectric.
o Mines: copper, iron ore, bauxite, kaolin, silica, limestone, barite, phosphates, granite, gold, tin,
natural gases and petroleum
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Agriculture: palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice, coconuts, fruit, pepper; tobacco, pineapple, fish
Fishing:
Industry: food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles,
clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism
Services (trade, transport, tourism): local trade and tourism 28%, manufacturing 27%, agriculture,
forestry, and fisheries 16%, services 10%, government 10%, construction 9% (2000 est.)
Is it an MEDC YES?  NO? 
Is it an LEDC YES?  NO? 
Explain:
Member of an economic organisation YES?  NO?  Name it: ___________________________
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II. International Position
A/ Defence
- Military independence YES?  NO? 
- Explain: Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force
- Member of a military alliance YES?  NO? 
- Name it:
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- Nuclear weapon NO
B/ Influential position
- Member of the United Nations since when? One of the founding members. 17 Sept 1957
- Regularly member of the Security Council YES?
- Last times member? 1965
- Regularly member of ECOSOC YES?
- Last times member? 2010
- Member of international organisations YES
- Name them: Commonwealth of Nations, Developing 8 Countries, UN, Organisation of the Islamic
Council, Non-Aligned Movement
- Relationship with the bordering countries:
- Brunei has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has a high commission in Bandar
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Seri Begawan. The states of Sarawak and Sabah in East Malaysia are connected to Brunei via the
Pan Borneo Highway. Malaysia's land boundary with Brunei around Limbang is currently in
dispute. In 2003, Brunei and Malaysia ceased gas and oil exploration in their disputed offshore
and deep water seabeds and negotiations have stalemated prompting consideration of international
adjudication.
Indonesia has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur and consulate generals in Kota Kinabalu and
Kuching. Malaysia has an embassy in Jakarta and a consulate general in Medan.Relations between
the two nations deterioarated under Indonesian President Sukarno (see Indonesia–Malaysia
confrontation), but was back to normal under President Suharto. Currently, both nations are in a
territorial dispute over the oil rich islands of Ambalat.
Recently, Thai-Malay relations have soured considerably due to the ethnically-Malay Pattani
separatists in three southern provinces of Thailand. There have been claims by the Thai
government that Malaysia has taken an interest in the cause of their opponents in the war, which
his vehemently refuted by the latter.
Malaysia supplies water for Singapore, Pedra Branca Dispute, Land Reclaimation
C/ Useful complementary information
Quick Sources of Information:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Malaysia
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Council
3) www.un.org
4) http://www.new-ag.info/country/profile.php?a=865
5) http://www.indexmundi.com/malaysia/debt_external.html
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