Malaysia is one of the world's most rapidly developing countries & prime places for entrepreneurs. The stock market is booming, real estate & construction is at a record high, & manufacturing & economic growth is set to stay at more than 6% to 7% into the next century.
Did you know...
-- Malaysia devotes one-fifth of all its public spending to education
-- The Malaysian handshake consists of touching the palms together & bringing the left hand to the heart (salaam)
-- You should never wear yellow at royal functions or at the palace -- it is the color reserved for royalty
Malaysia on a double-sided map by Periplus, with enlargements for its most visited regions plus street plans for central Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Georgetown, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu & Kuching. Peninsular Malaysia is shown at 1:1, 500, 000, with Sabah & Sarawak at 1:2, 000, 000, accompanied by a map showing these two parts of the country in proper geographical context at 1:6, 500, 000. The network of main roads & railways is shown on a base with bold relief shading & spot heights for the main peaks. Local airports are marked & numerous places of interest highlighted, including historic sites, beaches, diving sites & national parks. The mapping also shows internal administrative divisions with names of the provinces. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 2° on the main country maps. The map also
Includes::* Enlargements of the Johor Bahru region with Singapore (1:200, 000) & of the Penang Island (1:80, 000)* Greater Kuala Lumpur area at 1:230, 000 plus a large street plan of central Kuala Lumpur at 1:15, 000* Street plans of central Georgetown (1:15, 000), Melaka (1:15, 000), Johor Bahru (1:20, 000), Kuching (1:17, 500) & Kota Kinabalu (1:30, 000). Like the main maps & the enlargements, street plans are also all annotated with various places of interest, plus numerous hotels, etc. None of the maps or plans are indexed. Also provided is a distance table.