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Malaya: see Malaysia West Malaysia, also called Peninsular Malaysia or Malaya (1990 est. pop. 14,400,000), 50,700 sq mi (131,313 sq km), on the Malay Peninsula and coextensive with the former Federation of Malaya, comprising the states of Perlis , Kedah , Pinang , Perak , Kelantan , Terengganu , Pahang ..... Click the link for more information. . Malaya 1. States of the Federation of. part of Malaysia, in the S Malay Peninsula, constituting Peninsular Malaysia: consists of the former Federated Malay States, the former Unfederated Malay States, and the former Straits Settlements. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Pop.: 17 144 322 (2000). Area: 131 587 sq. km (50 806 sq. miles) 2. Federation of. a federation of the nine Malay States of the Malay Peninsula and two of the Straits Settlements (Malacca and Penang): formed in 1948: became part of the British Commonwealth in 1957 and joined Malaysia in 1963 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nipah virus infection of pigs in peninsular Malaysia. See Heng Pek Koon, "The New Economic Policy and the Chinese community in Peninsular Malaysia," The Developing Economies, 35. Marimuthu (1983) and Lela (1983) discussed how the educational system in Peninsular Malaysia has been structured and restructured to meet some of the changing needs of a modernizing economy and a multicultural society. |
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