Malaysia

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Map of the states of Malaysia

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 274 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 513 pixels, file size: 34 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the states of Malaysia, named in English/local terms I think. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 274 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 513 pixels, file size: 34 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the states of Malaysia, named in English/local terms I think. ...

West Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula

• States (State capitals in parentheses):
  • Sultanate of Johor (Johor Bahru)
  • Sultanate of Kedah (Alor Star)
  • Sultanate of Kelantan (Kota Bharu)
  • Sultanate of Pahang (Kuantan)
  • Sultanate of Perak (Ipoh)
  • Sultanate of Selangor (Shah Alam)
  • Sultanate of Terengganu (Kuala Terengganu)
  • Elective Monarchy of Negeri Sembilan (Seremban)
  • Kingdom of Perlis (Kangar)
  • Melaka (Bandar Melaka)
  • Pulau Pinang (George Town)

• Federal Territories:
  • Federal Territory of Putrajaya (federal administrative capital)
  • Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (legislative capital)

Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Johor. ... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah. ... State motto: Kepada Allah Berserah State anthem: Lagu Bangsa Johor Capital Johor Bahru Royal capital Pasir Pelangi1 Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Iskandar  - Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman History    - Johor Sultanate 14th century   - British control 1914   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 19,984... Nickname: Motto: Berkhidmat, Berbudaya, Berwawasan (English: Servicing, cultured, visionary) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Johor Establishment 1855 Granted city status 1994 Government  - Mayor Latiff Yusof Area  - City 185 km²  (72. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... State anthem: Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota Capital Alor Star Royal capital Anak Bukit Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim  - Menteri Besar Mahdzir Khalid History    - British control 1909   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 9,426 km² Population  - 2003 estimate 1,778,188  - Density... Alor Stars City Emblem Menara Alor Star, the start-of-art communication tower Alor Star (Traditional Chinese: 亞羅士打, Simplified Chinese: 亚罗士打, Pinyin: yàluóshìdÇŽ), City of Rice Bowl of Malaysia(Chinese: 米都), formally known as Alor Setar, with a colourful past that spanned over more than 250 years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kelantan. ... State motto: Berserah kepada Tuhan Kerajaan Kelantan State anthem: Selamat Sultan Capital (and royal capital) Kota Bharu Ruling party PAS  - Sultan Tuanku Ismail Petra  - Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat History    - Siamese control 1603   - British control 1909   - Japanese occupation 1942-1946   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 14... Kota Bharu (Jawi:كوت بهارو), a town in Malaysia, is the state capital of Kelantan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pahang. ... State anthem: Pahang State Anthem Capital Kuantan Royal capital Pekan Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Ahmad Shah  - Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 35,964 km² Population  - 2005 estimate 1,372,500  - Density 38. ... Kuantan City Coordinates: , Country State Establishment Late 19th century (early formation of township) Area  - City 2,960 km²  (1,143 sq mi) Elevation 21. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Perak. ... For other uses, see Perak (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State Establishment Around 1880 Government  - Mayor Mohamad Rafiai Moktar Area  - City 643 km²  (248. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Selangor. ... State motto: Dipelihara Allah State anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Capital Shah Alam Royal capital Klang Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin  - Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 7,956 km² Population  - 2005... Motto: Indah Bestari (English: Beautiful,Brilliant) Location in Malaysia Country Malaysia State Selangor Establishment November 1978 Government  - Mayor Dato Ramlan Bin Othman Area  - City 290. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Terengganu. ... State motto: Islam Hadhari Terengganu Bestari State anthem: Terengganu State Anthem Capital (and royal capital) Kuala Terengganu Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin1  - Menteri Besar Idris Jusoh History    - British control 1909   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 12,955 km² Population  - 2005... Kuala Terengganu (colloquially abbreviated as KT; Jawi: كوالا ترڠڬانو) is the state and royal capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia as well as its largest town. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan. ... In Malay, Yang di-Pertuan Besar is literally He Who Is Made Great or This is a royal tile used by: The elected monarch of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia. ... State anthem: Berkatlah Yang DiPertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Capital Seremban Royal capital Seri Menanti Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Jaafar  - Menteri Besar Mohamad Haji Hassan History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 6,645 km² Population  - 2007... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Perlis. ... For other uses, see Raja (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Malaysian state. ... Kangar is a town in Malaysia, with a population of 48,898 and is the state capital of Perlis. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (950x485, 1 KB) Summary Flag of the Malaysian state Malacca. ... State motto: Bersatu Teguh (Malay, United We Stand) Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil Yaakob Chief Minister Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam Area 1,650 km² Population  - Estimated 648,500 State anthem Melaka Maju Jaya This article is about a state in Malaysia. ... Nickname: Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1502 Granted city status 2003 Government  - Mayor Zaini Md Nor Area  - City 303 km²  (114. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Penang_(Malaysia). ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) (formerly Let Penang Lead) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tuan Yang Terutama Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by... George Town is the capital city of the state of Penang in Malaysia. ... State motto: Maju dan Sejahtera State anthem: Maju dan Sejahtera Constituent Kuala Lumpur Labuan Putrajaya Administered by Ministry of the Federal Territories Minister Zulhasnan Rafique Made into Federal Territory    - Kuala Lumpur 1 February 1974   - Labuan 16 April 1984   - Putrajaya 1 February 2001   - Consolidated under the Ministry 27 March 2004  Total... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 400 pixelsFull resolution (1408 × 704 pixel, file size: 324 KB, MIME type: image/png) From Wikipedia Melayu (MS) And also, from Virtual Malaysia, Official Tourism site This is a representation of a government, military, regimental, family, or other symbol such... Motto: Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari (English :Garden City, Intelligent City ) Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1995, October 19th Made into Federal Territory 2001, February 1st Government  - Administered by Perbadanan Putrajaya Putrajaya Corporation  - Chairman Samsudin Osman Area  - City 46 km²  (17. ... Countries with multiple capitals Some countries have multiple capitals; often one city is the seat of government while the other is the legal capital. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia. ... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - Total 243. ... The Malaysian Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. ...

East Malaysia, on Borneo

• States (State capitals in parentheses):
  • Sabah (Kota Kinabalu)
  • Sarawak (Kuching)

• Federal Territory:
  • Federal Territory of Labuan (Bandar Labuan)

East Malaysia comprises Sabah and Sarawak East Malaysia consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo to the east, across the South China Sea from Peninsular Malaysia which is located on the Malay Peninsula. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sabah. ... For other uses, see Sabah (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location in Malaysia and Sabah Country State Settled by BNBC 1882 Declared capital of North Borneo 1946 Granted city status February 2, 2000 Government  - Mayor Datuk Illiyas Ibrahim Area  - City 351 km²  (136 sq mi) Population (2007)  - City 532 129 [2]  - Density 1,516/km² (3,913/sq mi... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sarawak. ... For the river, see Sarawak River. ... Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian State of Sarawak. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Labuan. ... Motto: Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Wilayah Persekutuan Made into Federal Territory 16 April 1984 Government  - Administered by Perbadanan Labuan Labuan Corporation  - Chairman Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman Area  - City 92 km²  (35. ... Victoria is the main town of Labuan, an island of East Malaysia. ...

Codes and Abbreviations

Country and regional codes. Note that FIPS 10-4 and ISO 3166-2:MY codes are not interchangeable.

Notes

[a] - Code MY10 is not used in FIPS 10-4 but was used for FIPS 10-3^[1] (for Sabah)
[1] - Territories named in official language for both FIPS 10-4 and ISO 3166-2:MY code lists^[2]
[2] - Wilayah Persekutuan defined as the territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Used by FIPS only Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government for use by all (non-military) government agencies and by government contractors. ...

Governance

The nine Malay States have a hereditary Ruler as titular Head of state and a popularly elected, executive Chief Minister or Menteri Besar as politically responsible Head of government. The rulers of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Terengganu are styled Sultans (typically Islamic). Only Negeri Sembilan's elective ruler holds the rare, autochthonous Malay title of Yang di-Pertuan Besar, whereas only the Ruler of Perlis is titled Raja (a relic from the Hindu period). The Federal King (titled Yang di-Pertuan Agong) is elected (de facto rotated) among the nine rulers to serve a 5-year term. Former British settlements and crown colonies of Penang and Malacca (both peninsular) and Sabah and Sarawak (both on Borneo) each have a federally appointed titular Governor (but styled Yang di-Pertua Negeri 'head of state') and an executive Chief Minister. The Malay states are a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary Rulers. ... Literally, big minister in Malay, a Menteri Besar is a Chief Executive of the state governments of Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan in Malaysia—that is, all states with royal rulers. ... Sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... In Malay, Yang di-Pertuan Besar is literally He Who Is Made Great or This is a royal tile used by: The elected monarch of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia. ... For other uses, see Raja (disambiguation). ... Flag of the Supreme Head of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong is a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler, is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. ... Yang di-Pertua Negeri, literally the head of state in Malay, is the title of the largely symbolic state Governors of the Malaysian states of Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak, who are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia. ...

Theoretically, any matter not set out in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of Malaysia can be legislated on by the individual states. However, legal scholars generally view this as a "pauper's bequest" because of the large scope of the matters listed in the Ninth Schedule. The courts themselves have generally favoured a broad interpretation of the language of the Ninth Schedule, thus limiting the number of possible subjects not covered. The Ninth Schedule specifically lists the following matters as those that can only be legislated on by the states: land tenure, the Islamic religion, and local government.^[3] The Constitution of Malaysia, comprising more than 180 articles, is the supreme law of Malaysia. ... The Sultan Abdul Samad Building, as were surrounding colonial buildings near the Merdeka Square, had formerly housed all of the countrys judicial branches for decades. ...

The Parliament of Malaysia is permitted to legislate on issues of land, Islamic religion and local government in order to provide for a uniform law between different states, or on the request of the state assembly concerned. The law in question must also be passed by the state assembly as well, except in the case of certain land law-related subjects. Non-Islamic issues that fall under the purview of the state may also be legislated on at the federal level for the purpose of conforming with Malaysian treaty obligations.^[4] The Malaysian Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. ...

Singapore and Brunei

Main article: Singapore in Malaysia

Singapore was a Malaysian state from the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 until Singapore separated from the rest of Malaysia on 9 August 1965. On 16 September 1963, Singapore joined the Federation of Malaya together with Sabah and Sarawak to form Malaysia. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...

Brunei was invited to join the federation but decided not to at the last minute because of several reasons.

Key statistics

Source: National Census 2000, Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya data is for 2004. Bumiputra or Bumiputera (Malay, from Sanskrit Bhumiputra; translated literally, it means son of the soil), is an official definition widely used in Malaysia, embracing ethnic Malays as well as other indigenous ethnic groups such as the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and the tribal peoples in Sabah and Sarawak. ...

See also

• State emblem of Malaysia
• State flags in Malaysia
• Districts of Malaysia

Each of 13 Malaysian states has its own emblem. ... Each of states and federal territories have their own flags. ... Districts are known as Daerah or Jajahan (in Kelantan). ...

Notes and references

External links

• Local government in Malaysia

v • d • e States and Federal Territories of Malaysia
States	Johor · Kedah · Kelantan · Malacca · Negeri Sembilan · Pahang · Perak · Perlis · Penang · Sabah · Sarawak · Selangor · Terengganu
Federal Territories	Kuala Lumpur · Labuan · Putrajaya