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Malaysia

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since 1963 · up to 348 thousand km² · Asia

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Capital: Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on Mainland Southeast Asia and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and maritime borders with the Philippines and Vietnam.

Predecessors: Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Crown Colony of Sarawak