Capital | Kuala Lumpur |
Official Language | Malay (Bahasa Malaysia) |
Currency | Ringgit (RM) |
Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
Annual Average Rainfall | 2500mm |
Average present temperature | 24 Celsius to 34 Celsius |
Humidity level | 80% almost all round the year |
The citizens of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India,Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Angola,Burgina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Republic, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Western Sahara, Taiwan, Laisser Passer holders, Certificate of Identity Holders and Titre De Voyage must obtain a Malaysia visa before entry to Malaysia.
There is no Malaysia Visa requirements for citizens of the Commonwealth countries (except Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri lanka, and Nigeria), and British protected persons or citizens of the Republic of Ireland and citizens of Swizerland, the Netherlands, San Marino and Liechtenstein.
No Malaysia visa requirements for U.S.A citizens visiting for social, business or academic perposes (except for local employment).
No Malaysia visa requirements for a stay not exceeding three months for citizens if Albania, Algeria, Argetina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bosnia Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland,Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Slovakia, Tunisia, Turkey, U.A.E, Uruguay, and Yemen.
Malaysia visa not required for a stay of not more than one month for citizens of all ASEAN countries, Hong Kong, Macau, British National Overseas and North Korea.
For a stay exceeding one month, a Malaysia visa will be required, for citizens of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines.
Malaysia is one of the most 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. In this relatively tiny area, peace thrives as the various groups co-exist in harmony and tolerance; complementing one another to enrich the shared character, cultural mosaic and vision of the nation.
Malay
The largest ethnic group in Malaysia, accounting for more than half of the total population today, is the Malays.
Chinese
The Chinese first arrived in Malaysia in the 15th century, when the Ming Princess Hang Li Po and her entourage arrived in Malacca, to establish a thriving community which gave rise to the Babas and Nyonyas of today.
Indian
The Indian community in Malaysia is the smallest of the three main ethnic groups, accounting for about 10% of the country’s population.

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The KL Tower is the fifth tallest telecommunication tower in the world ( after the CN Tower in Canada, the Ostankino Tower in Russia, the Oriental Pearl Tower in China, and the Borj-e Milad in Iran ). It stands majestically atop Bukit Nanas (Pineapple Hill)
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Seaipelago