Malaya - Wikipedia Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Malaya Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malaya
Malaysia | History, Flag, Map, Population, Language, Religion, Facts . . . Malaysia, country of Southeast Asia, lying just north of the Equator, that is composed of two noncontiguous regions: Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia), also called West Malaysia (Malaysia Barat), which is on the Malay Peninsula, and East Malaysia (Malaysia Timur), which is on the island of Borneo
Malaya vs. Malaysia - Whats the Difference? | This vs. That Malaya and Malaysia are two countries in Southeast Asia with a shared history Malaya was a British colony until it gained independence in 1957 It was then known as the Federation of Malaya In 1963, Malaya joined with Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak to form Malaysia
History of Malaya…How It All Began | ThingsAsian Malaya, somewhat romantically referred to as the meeting point between the East and the West, lies between the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea Traders from the West have no other choice but to travel along the narrow straits to avoid the torrential monsoons in Indian Ocean
Malaya – Travel guide at Wikivoyage Malaya was the colonial British term for its colonies on the Malay Peninsula The modern countries in the area are: Malaysia which incorporates most of the peninsula plus several island territories; Singapore, a densely populated and highly developed island city-state at the tip of the peninsula
Malaya vs Malaysia: Understanding the Difference Malaya refers to the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula, whereas Malaysia encompasses a broader geographical territory, including the Malay Peninsula, Sabah, and Sarawak Malaya also represents a historical entity, while Malaysia is a modern nation-state
Malaysia - Wikipedia Malaysia[d] is a country in Southeast Asia Featuring the southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federal constitutional monarchy consisting of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on the Indochinese Peninsula and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo
Country Profile: Malaysia Facts and History - ThoughtCo Officially, Malaysia is a Muslim country Although the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, it also defines all ethnic Malays as Muslims Approximately 61 percent of the population adheres to Islam
history of Malaysia - Encyclopedia Britannica Malaysia, a member of the Commonwealth, represents the political marriage of territories that were formerly under British rule When it was established on September 16, 1963, Malaysia comprised the territories of Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia), the island of Singapore, and the colonies of Sarawak and Sabah in northern Borneo
Malaya - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Malaya is both a name and word that has different meanings in different places Malaya first recorded in the Vayu Purana (c 1 BCE - 7 CE) as Malayadvipa (lit 'Malaya island') refers to the Sumatra island