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Welcome to Malaysia  Malaysia is a country of contrasts, bathed in the warm tropical sun, endowed with 3,000 kilometers of coastline,
several historic cities, a unique cultural mix, a string of cool hill resorts, the world’s oldest rainforest—and
even Southeast Asia’s highest mountain. Add to this a delightful fusion. Geographically, somewhat oddly, Malaysia
comprises two distinct bodies of land, politically joined in 1963 after independence from Britain. The Malayan peninsula is
the historic home of the Malay people, today’s heart and the population center of the dynamic modern nation. East Malaysia
claims the northern edge of the huge, wild island of Borneo. Ethnically and culturally, Malaysia is a fundamentally Malay
country overlaid with Chinese, Indian and British influences, and possessing several indigenous tribal peoples such as the
Iban, Penan and Negrito.
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