Malaysia Land - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

NOTE: established on 16 September 1963, Malaysia consists of Peninsular Malaysia, which includes 11 states of the former Federation of Malaya, plus East Malaysia, which includes the two former colonies of North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak

Peninsular Malaysia: 131,313 km²; larger than New Mexico; 26% forest reserve, 20% cultivated, 54% other;

Sabah: 76,146 km²; smaller than Nebraska;

34% forest reserve, 13% cultivated, 53% other

Sarawak: 125,097 km²; larger than New Mexico; 24% forest reserves, 21% cultivated, 55% other

Land boundaries: 509 km Peninsular Malaysia, 1,786 km East Malaysia

NOTE: The information regarding Malaysia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malaysia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malaysia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.