Malaysia

Southeast Asia 

Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam.

2 30 N, 112 30 E

Tuanku Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni  Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah  Shah	Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Capital                    
Kuala Lumpur

Government           
Federal constitutional elective monarchy and Parliamentary democracy

Religion                  
Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other.

Population             
28,728,607

Ethnic group        
54% Malay, 25% Chinese, 7.5% Indian, 11.8% other Bumiputera, 1.7% other.

National  Language
Malay

National Day
31 August 1957(from UK)

Anthem
Negaraku (My Country)

Currency
Ringgit (RM) (MYR)

Attractions
Batu Caves, Penang, Petronas Twin Towers, River Longhouses, Sipadan Dive Site

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Art & Cultural

The ICON

The Petronas Towers                                                                                                        The Petronas Towers (also known as the Petronas Twin Towers or KLCC the world's tallest twin structures) are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but remain the tallest twin buildings in the world.The building is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower. Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur was inspired by the five pillars of Islam and was designed by an Argentinean- American Architect Cesar Pelli. The twin towers are 88 story and stand at a height of 452 metres above street level. The sky bridge is located on levels 41 and 42 and is 58.4 metres in length and is at a height of 170 metres above street level. There are 29 double deck high speed passenger lifts in each tower. There are 10 escalators in each tower. Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur features stainless steel cladding and vision glass. 36,910 tonnes of steel have been used to construct the twin towers. Some of the prominent features of the twin towers include Building Control System, Building Security System and state of the art Communication System.