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Malaysia is divided into two political divisions: states (negeri) and federal territories (wilayah persekutuan) that collectively has the status of a state.

Eleven states and two federal territories are in Peninsular Malaysia. Two states and one federal territory are in East Malaysia.

Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia
(Capital cities are in parentheses.)

Johor (Johor Bahru)
Kedah (Alor Setar)
Kelantan (Kota Baharu)
Kuala Lumpur* (Kuala Lumpur)
Malacca (Malacca)
Negeri Sembilan (Seremban)
Pahang (Kuantan)
Perak (Ipoh)
Perlis (Kangar)
Penang (George Town)
Wilayah Persekutuan* (Putrajaya)
Selangor (Shah Alam)
Terengganu (Kuala Terengganu)

East Malaysia in Borneo
(Capital cities are in parentheses.)

Labuan* (Victoria)
Sabah (Kota Kinabalu)
Sarawak (Kuching)

The federal territories are:

Kuala Lumpur(which Malaysian locals prefer to call KL)
Putrajaya
Labuan (near Sabah)

 

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Johor

As of 2000, the estimated population of Johor is 2.7 million people. It the fifth largest state(18,984 km²) of Malaysia.It is the southernmost state in Peninsular Malaysia being South of Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang and North of Singapore from which it is separated by the Straits of Johor. The highest point in Johor is Gunung (mountain) Ledang (1276 m). Johor is the only state in Malaysia which has a 400 km beach stretching on both the East and the West coast.

 

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Johor Bahru

View taken from 70th storey of Westin Stamford in Singapore!

 

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Kedah

Kedah (pop. 1,650,000) is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of 9,425 km², and consists mostly of flat areas growing rice, plus the island of Langkawi.
The state's capital and royal seat is Alor Star. Alor Star is declared as a city by Malaysia Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in 2003.

 

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Alor Setar

 

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by mams

 

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Kelantan

Kelantan is one of the states in Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ("The Beautiful Abode").
Kelantan is positioned in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia. It internationally borders Thailand to the north. Internally, it borders the states of Terengganu to the south-east, Perak to the west, and Pahang to the south. The east of Kelantan is the coastal side with South China Sea washing its beach.

 

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Kota Baharu

 

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Kota Baharu bridge

 

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KB mall now open

 

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Kota Baharu hospital buildings.

 

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Tumpat station - Kelantan

 

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Malacca

Malacca is a state of Malaysia, located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. The state's capital is also called Melaka or Malacca.

 

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Great intro to Malaysia! Thank you!

BTW, could you introduce more about Malaysian royal families please?

 

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In a feature unique to the Malaysian monarchy, the position is rotated every five years between the nine Rulers (Sultans) of the Malay states.

The Malay states are a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary Rulers. In practice these Rulers, known as Sultans (or Raja and Yang di-Pertuan Besar in Perlis and Negeri Sembilan respectively), are figureheads, and follow the principles of constitutional monarchy.

The Federated Malay States comprised Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Negeri Sembilan while the Unfederated Malay States were Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor.