Malaysian Party And Weddings Jewellery Collection 1

 Party And Weddings Jewellery.
By Aamir Mannan.

Background:

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country in Southeast Asia and one of the wealthiest and most developed countries, outranked in GNP only by Singapore and oil-rich Brunei. The Federation of Malaya became an independent country on 31 August 1957.

On 16 September 1963 the federation was enlarged by the accession of the states of Singapore, Sabah (formerly British North Borneo) and Sarawak. The name "Malaysia" was adopted from that date. Singapore left the federation on 9 August 1965. border countries: Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand related countries: United Kingdom Official Name: Persekutuan Malaysia short form: Malaysia int'l long form:

Federation of Malaysia. ISO Country Code: my. Local Time = UTC +8h: Thu-Aug-29  13:40 Country Calling Code: +60 Capital City: Kuala Lumpur (pop. 6.9 million in metropolitan area)

Seat of Government: Putrajaya. Other Cities: Penang, Ipoh, Malacca, Johor Baru, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Alor Setar, Shah Alam. 

Government:

Type: Federal parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch. Independence: 31. August 1957. (Malaya, which is now peninsular Malaysia, became independent in 1957. In 1963 Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore formed Malaysia. Singapore became an independent country in 1965.). Constitution: 31 August 1957, amended 16 September 1963.

Geography:

Location: Southeastern Asia, partly on Malay Peninsula south of Thailand and on the northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. Area: 330,000 km² (127,316 sq. mi.) Terrain: Coastal plains and interior, jungle-covered mountains. The South China Sea separates peninsular Malaysia from East Malaysia on Borneo. Climate: Tropical, annual southwest (Apr to Oct) and northeast (Oct to Feb) monsoons. 

People:

Nationality: Malaysian(s). Population: 29 million (2012) Ethnic groups: Malay 50%, Chinese 24%, Indigenous 11.0%, Indian 7%, non-Malaysian citizens 7 %. Religions: Islam (60%), Buddhism (20%), Christianity (10%), Hinduism (6%),Confucianism (2.6%), Animism (1%), others (including Taoism, Sikhism, Baha'i faith). Languages: Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin Chinese, English, Tamil, indigenous.

Literacy: 94%. Natural resources: Tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite.

Agriculture products: Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber, pepper; timber.

Industries:

Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber. Sabah - logging, petroleum production.

Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging. Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)  Malaysia in numbers. Malaysia Key Statistical Data.