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Lakes and Rivers

The Bera Lake in Pahang is one of the largest lakes in Malaysia, and one of the only two natural lakes in Malaysia with Tasik Chini.

Pedu Lake is a 12 km-long lake located 5 km from the Malaysian-Thai border and Kenyir Lake is the largest artificial lake in Southeast Asia.

There are many systems of rivers found around Malaysia. The longest is the Rajang River in Sarawak with a length of 760 km. The second longest is the Kinabatangan river in Sabah with a length of 560 km. The longest river in the Peninsular Malaysia is Pahang River with a length of 435 km.

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Natural Disasters

Seismic ActivityMalaysia is situated between two major boundaries of tectonic plates, Australian Plate and Eurasian Plate in the west of Peninsular Malaysia and Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate in the East of Malaysia.

Tremors, mostly non-lethal can be felt in Malaysia, caused by earthquakes in Sumatra islands of Indonesia and the Philippines.

HazeThe main cause of this haze is the slash and burn practice by farmers and peat fires in Indonesia.

A state of emergency was announced once in 2005 at Port Klang as the Air Pollution Index (API) was raised above the 500 level.

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Natural Resources

Minerals & PetroleumTin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron, ore, coal, natural gas, bauxite.

ForestryTimber can be found in the vast jungles in Malaysia, especially in East Malaysia. Malaysia total exports for timber and other timber products amounted to MYR 23.4 billion in 2007.

Land UsePalm oil plantations, rubber plantations, and paddy fields. Malaysia is the largest exporter of palm oil in the world producing 15.8 million tonnes of crude palm oil in 2007.

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Population

Malaysia has 23.2 million people (2000 cens). Malays, Chinese and Indians make up the three major races. Other indigenous communities include Dayak, Iban, Kadazan, Dusun, and Bidayuh.

Population DistributionPeninsular Malaysia is more populated than East Malaysia where 79.2% of the population lives in the Peninsula.

In 2002, 59% of Malaysian population lived in urban areas, while the rest live in rural areas. The largest city is Kuala Lumpur with a population of 1.89 millionpeople in the city, and about 7 million in Klang Valley.

Other major cities include Georgetown, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Kuching, and Kota Kinabalu.

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States in Malaysia

Malaysia is divided into thirteen states and three Federal Territories. Eleven states and two Federal Territories are found in Peninsular Malaysia.

Two states and one Federal Territory are found in East Malaysia. The states are further divided into administrative districts.