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Encyclopedia > Transportation in Malaysia

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Railways


total: 2,418 km (207 km electrified km)
paved: 49,935 km (including 1,192 km of expressways)
unpaved: 15,942 km (1999)


Waterways


7,200 km
note: Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km, Sabah 1,500 km, Sarawak 2,500 km (2004)


Pipelines


condensate 279 km; gas 5,047 km; oil 1,841 km; refined products 114 km (2004)


Ports and harbors

Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of the Bintulu District (7,220. ... Kota Kinabalu (354,153 estimated population 2000, 900,000 including suburban areas), formerly Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... Teluk Cempedak Beach, Kuantan Kuantan (population 340,000) is a town in Malaysia, and is the state capital of Pahang, the largest state in the peninsular, covering around 36,000 km². ... Mayors  - North City  - South City Abdul Hamid B. Mohd Yusoff YB Chan Seng Khai Area  - Total (City) 4,559. ... Kudat Kudat is a town in Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... State motto: Capital Victoria Governor  ? Chief Minister  ? Area 92 km2 Population 78,000 (est. ... Lahad Datu is located to the East of Sabah. ... Lumut is a small town (population 31,880) in Perak, Malaysia, situated about 84 km south of Ipoh and it is the gateway to Pangkor Island. ... Miri City Miri made history as the first non-capital town to be elevated to city status. ... Pasir Gudang is a port (Johor Port Authority) town located 35 km east of Johor Bahru. ... There are numerous places around the world named Georgetown. ... Port Dickson or PD to locals is a beach and holiday destination situated about 32km from Seremban and 60km from Kuala Lumpur. ... Port Klang (in Malay Pelabuhan Klang) is the main port of Malaysia, located in the district of Klang in the state of Selangor. ... Sandakan as viewed from the English Tea House Sandakan is the second-largest town in the state of Sabah, eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... The Sanyan Tower, a 28-floor building, the tallest (2005) in Sarawak. ... Tanjung Berhala is a small port town in Terengganu, Malaysia. ... Tanjung Kidurong is a small port town in Sarawak, Malaysia. ... Tawau is a town in Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ...

Merchant marine

total: 360 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,389,397 GRT/7,539,178 DWT by type: bulk 59, cargo 100, chemical tanker 38, container 66, liquefied gas 25, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 56, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 8


foreign-owned: China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 8, Indonesia 2, Japan 2, South Korea 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Philippines 2, Singapore 81, Vietnam 1
registered in other countries: 75 (2003 est.)


Airports

117 (2003 est.)


Airports - with paved runways

total: 38
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.)


Heliports

1 (2003 est.)


Transportation within Kuala Lumpur

See:

Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... Star light rail transit has been renamed Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line. ... Screenshot of www. ... Kuala Lumpur Monorail The Kuala Lumpur monorail system in Malaysia opened 31 August 2003, and serves 11 stations running 8. ... The North-South Expressway The North-South Expressway (Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan) is the longest expressway in Malaysia with the total length of 966 km running from Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah near the Malaysian-Thai border to Johor Bahru at southern Malaysia. ...

Source

  • The World Factbook

See also


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In years past Malaysia was dominated by the Malays and today the country is a mix of people with Malays and a good sized population of Chinese and Indian minorities.
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Bordering the mountainous core are coastal lowlands that are heavily populated on the west and are narrow, swampy, and densely forested on the east.
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Malaysia is one of the most racially, ethnically and religiously diverse nations in the world today, with all of the world's major religions, as well as major Asian ethnic groups, represented.
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