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Semenanjung Malaysia
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West Malaysia or
Malaysian:
Malaysia Barat
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Cameron Highlands
Cameron Highlands Tea estate in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Peninsular Malaysia

region, Malaysia
Also known as: Malaysia Barat, Semenanjung Malaysia, West Malaysia(Show More)
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Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia, region of the 13-state federation of Malaysia. It occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula and is separated from East Malaysia (on the island of Borneo) by the South China Sea. Formerly the Federation of Malaya (1948–63), it contains the bulk of Malaysia’s population and has the capital city of Kuala Lumpur and the administrative centre of Putrajaya. Pop. (2010 prelim.) 21,940,500.

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