Malaysia
Country in Southeast Asia.
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Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Chinese: 吉隆坡联邦直辖区, Tamil: கோலாலம்பூர் கூட்டரசு பிரதேசம்) and colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia.
Brunei
Country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between Malaysia and Indonesia.
Putrajaya
Putrajaya, officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned capital city which functions as the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia.
Government of Malaysia
Based in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia is a federation of 11 states of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak and 3 Federal Territories operating within a constitutional monarchy under the Westminster system and is categorised as a representative democracy.
Vietnam
Country in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam borders China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea.
Malaysia–Thailand border
The Malaysia–Thailand border divides the countries of Malaysia and Thailand and consists of a land boundary running for 595 km (370 mi) across the Malay Peninsula and maritime boundaries in the Straits of Malacca and the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea.
Philippines
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest.
Indonesia
Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
States and federal territories of Malaysia
The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia.
Federation of Malaya
Federation of what previously had been British Malaya comprising eleven states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca) that existed from 1 February 1948 until 16 September 1963.
The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957, and in 1963, Malaysia was formed when the federation united with the Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak Crown Colonies.