Malaysia
By Arnav S, 6th Period
Introduction
A beautiful beach in Malaysia
Malaysia has several beautiful, great, relaxing beaches, like this one!
The Malaysian Flag
The Malaysian Flag has the star and crescent, which is the symbol of Islam.
A traditional Malaysian dance
Malaysia has a great culture which is unique from any other country. They have several great things about it, like its food and dances.
Malaysia- "Land of the Beauty"
Malaysia's Geography and Climate
Great Beaches
Malaysia has several great white sand beaches along with crystal clear blue waters!
Incredible Climate
This picture shows that Malaysia has a great climate and is perfect for farming!
Awesome Mountains
Along with all the other great features, Malaysia also has rugged mountains that are great for climbing!
Malaysian Culture and People
Malaysia does many recreational activities, like fine arts. These fine arts include carving, weaving, silversmithing, music, performing arts, and literature. The carving, weaving, and silversmithing they do include traditional woven baskets or silver work on Malay courts. In this, they use ornamental kris, beetle nut sets, and many unique fabrics. Performing arts use many traditional wooden masks, which are fun to make. Music is Malaysia is unique from any other country. It is based around percussion instruments. Malaysia has 14 different types of traditional drums! One is the gendang, which is the most important. Malaysian music usually tells a story, and it was once used for communication. Malaysians also tell great stories orally, not just by music. They are traditional stories that were engraved on ancient stones by the Arabians, Chinese, and Indians! All of these stories have brought more and more languages to Malaysia! Also, Malaysia plays sports for recreation, like soccer, badminton, field hockey, bowls, tennis, squash, martial arts, horse riding, sailing, and skateboarding. They are pretty good at ALL these sports! Malaysia LOVES to have fun, and fun is part of its culture!
Malaysia also makes a variety of great traditional foods, like beef soup, murtabak, nasi impit, beef rendang, and Char Kuey Teow. All of these foods have traditional spices in them that make them taste incredible! Nasi impit are basically compressed rice cubes. Beef rending is a spicy beef dish that is very popular and very good! Murtabak is a type of pancake with eggs and small pieces of meat and onion. Char Kuey Teow is a noodle dish made by frying flat noodles with fish cakes, cockles, and bean sprouts. All of these dishes are extremely popular in Malaysia (and extremely tasty, too!).
Traditional Malaysian Foods
These foods are beef soup, nasi impit, beef rendang, and sayur lodeh.
Wooden Mask
A Malaysian wooden mask for performing in theater.
Muslims
Most people of Malaysia are Muslim, like these people.
Government and Citizenship
In Malaysia, everyone has the right to vote for anyone, just as long as they are registered and over 21 years of age. At first, women didn't have equal rights, but now, thanks to the awesome government, EVERYONE has equal rights! Education is important in Malaysia. Education is managed by the Ministry of Education, which is managed by the government. Education is free and primary education is required. There are 478 GREAT universities and colleges to go to, and there a several hundreds of regular schools in Malaysia. Malaysia's justice system is common law AND religious law, and is based on English common law, personal law based on sharia law applies to Muslims.
Prime Minister
This is Malaysia's prime minister, who is currently Najib Razak.
Voting
Anyone is allowed to vote in Malaysia, just as long as they are registered and over 21 years of age.
Women Rights
Women finally gain equal rights!
Economy
Malaysia exports many different goods that build their economy. The Strait of Malacca is very important for shipping goods. Here is a list of some of the great things that Malaysia exports.
-Tin
-Rubber
-Palm Oil
-Natural Gas
-Petroleum
-Iron Ore
-Copper
-Bauxite
-High Technology
-Consumer Goods
Malaysia also imports many things. Here are just some.
-Electronics
-Machinery
-Plastics
-Vehicles
-Steel Products
-Chemicals
-Fruits
Economy
Malaysia's economy just keeps growing and growing, as this graph shows.
Rubber
Malaysia exports lots of rubber, like these products.
Pineapples!
Malaysia imports fruit, like these pineapples.