Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia,[a] historically known as Malaya,[b] also known as West Malaysia or the "Malaysian Peninsula",[c] is the western part of Malaysia that comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on Mainland Southeast Asia and the nearby islands.[1] Its area totals approximately 132,490 km2 (51,150 sq mi), which is nearly 40% of the total area of the country; the other 60% is in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
Not to be confused with Malay Peninsula.It shares a land border with Thailand to the north[2] and a maritime border with Singapore to the south. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra, and across the South China Sea to the east lie the Natuna Islands of Indonesia. At its southern tip, across the Strait of Johor, lies the island country of Singapore. Most of Peninsular Malaysia's interior is forested, mountainous and rural; the majority of Malaysia's population and economy are concentrated on the coastal western half, which is where the country's prominent urban areas are located.
Terminology[edit]
Peninsular Malaysia (States of Malaya) comprises the states of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, and Terengganu, as well as the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Malaya comprises Peninsular Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore.
Malay Peninsula comprises the southern tip of Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, and Southern Thailand.
Economy[edit]
As of 2012, Peninsular Malaysia oil production stood at 520,000 barrel of oil equivalent per day.[7]
Other features[edit]
East Coast and West Coast[edit]
The term East Coast (Malay: Pantai Timur; Jawi: ڤنتاي تيمور) is particularly used in Malaysia to describe the following states in Peninsular Malaysia facing the South China Sea, a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean:
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