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Two distinct land areas divided by the South China Sea, form one country, Malaysia. A melting pot of cultures and people. A landscape that blends mountains, jungle and fast flowing rivers with white sand beaches and island archipelagos. Peninsula Malaysia (which borders Thailand in the north, incorporates the capital Kuala Lumpur, the Cameron Highlands - famous for tea plantations, the idyllic islands of Langkawi and Tioman and the Teranganui National Park.
Across the South China Sea, East Malaysia contains some of the earth's greatest wildlife treasures and wildest jungles of Sarawak and Sabah. - formerly Borneo - one of the last wild frontiers.
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Malaysia's location on the old east - west trading route allowed the country to absorb many cultural influences from Europe, India and China, creating a modern day multicultural society of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Europeans and Tamils. In the more remote areas, indigenous hill tribes still remain. Originally Hindu-Buddhist, Malaysia is now predominantly Muslim with other religions and ethnic groups peacefully co-existing.
Malaysia's scenery is as varied as the population. As well as untouched beaches and deserted islands, Malaysia has soaring mountain ranges, ancient rainforest, rivers and rice fields. From the modern metropolis of Kuala Lumpur (KL) the capital city, to the British style country houses of the Cameron Highlands, to the rattan longhouses of the Sarawak tribes, each place is a radically different experience. (More)
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