Factfile of Malaysia - The first Muslim empire in Malaya, based on the trading port of Malacca on the western side of the peninsula, was formed under the rule of King Parameswara in the first quarter of the 15th century.
Malaysia Facts - Early in the 16th century, the Portuguese moved in and, after capturing Malacca, established a number of fortified bases in the region.
Sultan Mahmud, the ruler of Malacca at the time, was unable to recapture it immediately.
However, his successors - who had moved to Johore on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula - noted the arrival of the Dutch in the region at the end of the century and formed an alliance with them to expel the Portuguese in 1641.
The British acquired Melaka from the Dutch in 1824 in exchange for Bencoolen in Sumatra.
From their new bases in Malaka, Penang and Singapore, collectively known as
Malaysia Facts - The Chinese comprise of about a quarter of the population, are mostly Buddhists, Taoists or Christian, and speak the Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka and Teochew dialects, and have been historically dominant in the business community.
The Indians account for about 10% of the population, are mainly Hindu Tamils from southern India, speaking Tamil, Malayalam, and some Hindi, and live mainly in the larger towns on the west coast of the peninsula.
There is also a sizeable Sikh community.
Eurasians, Kampucheans, Vietnamese, and indigenous tribes make up the remaining population.
Facts about Malaysia
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Official name : The Federation Of Malaysia
» Government : Constitutional Monarchy
» Nationality : Malaysian
» Capital city : Kuala Lumpur
» Ethnic Group : 50% Malay, 33% Chinese, 9% Indian,
plus indigenous tribes such as Orang Asli and Iban
» Location : Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern
one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea,
south of Vietnam.
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