Malaysia Vacations, Malaysia Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Throughout the centuries millions of people from countries all over the world have come to Malaysia and brought their traditions and culture along with them; this makes for a diverse and interesting country.

The two distinct parts of Malaysia, separated by the South China Sea, share a largely similar landscape - in that both West and East Malaysia feature coastal plains rising to often densely forested hills and mountains. The highest of which is Mount Kinabalu, measuring in at 4,095.2 metres (13,435.7 ft). The local climate is equatorial and characterized by the annual monsoons.

Malaysia shares Borneo with Brunei and Kalimantan. The island, comprising of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, the country of Brunei, and Kalimantan, part of Indonesia, is one of the largest in the world.

Tanjung Piai, located in the southern state of Johor, is the southernmost tip of continental Asia.

The Strait of Malacca, lying between Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, is arguably the most important shipping lane in the world.

Putrajaya is the newly created administrative capital for the federal government of Malaysia, aimed in part to ease growing congestion within Malaysia\'s capital city, Kuala Lumpur. \'KL\' remains the seat of parliament, as well as the commercial and financial capital of the country. Other major cities include Georgetown in Penang, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu in Borneo, Miri, Alor Star, Malacca Town, and Klang.