Malaysia is a country in South east Asia composed from 13 states and 3 Fed Territories, with a total landmass of 329,845 square kilometres .The major city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the government. The population stands at over twenty-eight million. The country is divided by the South China Sea into 2 regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo ( AKA East Malaysia ) .Malaysia borders Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei.It is close to the equator and has a tropical climate.Malaysia's state head is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong,an elected sovereign, and the head of state is the Prime Minister.The state is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system.

Malaysia as a unified state did not exist till 1963. Formerly , the UK had established influence in colonies in the territory from the late eighteenth century. The western 1/2 modern Malaysia was composed from one or two separate dominions. This group of colonies was known as Brit Malaya till its dissolution in 1946, when it was reorganized as the Malayan Union. Due to widespread opposition, it was reorganized again as the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and later gained autonomy on 31 Aug 1957.Singapore, Sarawak, UK North Borneo, and the Federation of Malaya combined to form Malaysia on sixteen Sep 1963.Tensions in the earlier years of the new union sparked an armed contest with Indonesia, and the expulsion of Singapore on nine August 1965. In the late 20 th century, Malaysia experienced a business boom and underwent fast development. It borders the Strait of Malacca, a vital global shipping crossroad, and world trade is vital to its economy.Manufacturing makes up a major arena of the country's economy.Malaysia has a biodiverse range of flora and fauna, and is also considered one of the 17 megadiverse nations.

Transportation

Like every other country with a colonial past, transport in Malaysia developed during its section of UK colonial rule.

Today Malaysia boasts of one of the best transport networks in the East. The country boasts of top quality road and train line network. Malaysia's road network is among the best in the East covering 63,445 km. The primary road of the country covers a distance over eight hundred km reaching the Thai border from Singapore. The network of roads in Peninsular Malaysia is of top of the range nonetheless, the road system in Sabah and Sarawak isn't as developed as the other bits of the country. Malaysia also boasts of 6 global first class airports. Official Airline of Malaysia is Malaysia Airlines, providing world and domestic air service and there are 2 more carriers offering domestic and regional flights. The train line system of the country is state run, but then the train line network covers only West Malaysia. The train line network covers a total distance of 1798 km of track. Another method of transport is very favored in Malaysia ; in the towns is Light Rail Transit ( LRT ). It's a benefit to the crowded towns of the country as it reduces the traffic load, is safe, cushty and reliable. Malaysia has roughly thirteen gigawatts ( GW ) of electrical generation capacity, of which 84% is thermal and 16% is hydroelectric. In two thousand, Malaysia generated around 63 bill kilowatthours of electricity. The Malaysian govt expects that investment of $9.7 bln will be needed in the electrical application sector thru 2010.