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ASIA INDEX
MALAYSIA
Flights and Travel: how to get and move to Malaysia Climate: when to go to Malaysia Tourist Attractions: what to visit in Malaysia Useful Information Shopping, Typical Products Cuisine and Recipes Links
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Peninsular Malaysia is mostly flat, particularly in its southern and western sections, to the north instead some mountain ranges rise as the Central Range, which runs from north-west to south-east for more than 450 km, whose highest peak is the Gunong Tahan (2,190 metres). The coasts are low, sandy, and often are marshy with several islands, along the west coast are the islands of Langkawi, Pangkor and Pinang, along the east coast are the islands of Perhentian Besar, Perhentian Kecil, Redang, Tenggol, Tioman and Aur. The territories of Sabah and Sarawak, which occupy much of the northern part of Borneo, is mainly mountain, it rises moere than 4,000 metres with the Mount Kinabalu (4,095 metres), the highest mountain in Malaysia. The coasts of Malay Borneo are flat and edged by mangroves, with some islands (Labuan, Banggi, Balambangam, Sipadan, Jambongan). There are numerous rivers, but all are short, such as Pahang, Perak and Johore, in the Malacca peninsula; and Rajang and Kinabatangan in Malay Borneo. The economy of Malaysia is among the most developed in south-east Asia, the country is rich in subsoil resources, particularly tin, oil, iron, bauxite, gold, manganese, natural gas, tungsten, copper, coal, phosphates and antimony. Important is agriculture, there are cultivated rice, coconut and palm oil, tobacco, cocoa, tea, cane sugar, spices, cassava, bananas, pineapple, sweet potatoes, vegetables and pepper. Malaysia is a leading world producers of rubber, rich are the forest resources of the country from which it derives valuable wood (mahogany, teak, bamboo), fishing is also developed. Increasing importance is taking on the industry in particular metallurgy, metalworking, petrochemical, electronics, facilities related to woodworking, the automotive industry and the processing industry of agricultural products. Important is tourism.
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