Malaysia (Capital: Kuala Lumpur)
A community of seafaring people in Malaysia, the indigenous Bajau are being evicted to make way for rapid urbanisation in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Political Features
- Country in Southeast Asia, lying just north of the Equator.
- Composed of two non-contiguous regions:
- Peninsular Malaysia - on the Malay Peninsula, and
- East Malaysia (Malaysia Timur) - on the island of Borneo.
- Land boundary: Thailand (North), Singapore (South), Indonesia (South to East Malaysia) and Brunei.
- Water bodies: South China Sea and Andaman Sea.
Geographical Features
- Important Rivers: The Pahang (longest in Malaysia), the Rajang, etc.
- Important Lakes: Kenyir (biggest man-made lake in Southeast Asia), Bera, Chini, etc.
- Important Straits: Malacca (southwest) and Balabac Strait.
- Highest point: Mount Kinabalu.