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Malaysia Facts and Country Information...

Malaysia is a country located in Southeast Asia. 329,847 square kilometres is the total area of Malaysia. Malaysia is divided into two parts by the South China Sea- East Malaysia and Peninsular Malaysia. East Malaysia has land and water boundaries with Indonesia and Brunei and only water boundary withPhilippines.

The peninsular Malaysia has land and water boundaries with Thailand and only water boundary with Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. TanjungPiai which is in Malaysia is the southernmost tip of continent Eurasia.

The Golok River, the Perlis River and the Pagalayan Canal defines the borders of Malaysia. It has territory on both - the Malay Archipelago and the Asian mainland. Both the parts of Malaysia have similar topographical features.

The coastal plains have hilly and mountainous regions. Forty per cent of Malaysia is the peninsular part which runs 740 kilometres from north to south and is divided by Titiwangsa Mountains from in between. The mountain ranges are densely covered by forests and are made of igneous and granite rocks.

East Malaysia is situated on the Borneo Islands and are comprised of mountains, hills, valleys and coastal plains. Mount Kinabalu at 4,095 metres is the highest peak in Malaysia. Mulu Caves is also located in Malaysia which is the largest cave system of the world.