VARIOUS PLACES OF INTEREST AROUND MALAYSIA TRIP
The
demographics of Malaysia are represented by the multiple ethnic groups that exist in this country. Malaysia's population, as of July 2010, is estimated to be 28,334,000, which makes it the 41st most populated country in the world. Of these, 5.72 million Malaysians live in East Malaysia and 22.5 million live in Peninsular Malaysia.
The Malaysian population continues to grow at a rate of 2.4% per annum.
According to latest 2010 census, among the three largest Malaysian
groups Malays and Bumiputera fertility rates are at 2.8 children per woman, Chinese 1.8 children per woman, and Indians
2.0 children per woman. Malay fertility rates are 40% higher than
Malaysian Indians and 56% higher than Malaysian Chinese. In 2010, the
Malays and Bumiputeras were 60.3%, Chinese 22.9%, and the Indians 7.1%
of the total population. The Chinese population has shrunk to half of
its peak share from 1957 when it was 45% of Malaya, although in absolute numbers they have multiplied more than threefold.
The population distribution is uneven, with some 20 million of 28 million citizens concentrated in Peninsular Malaysia, which has an area of 131,598 square kilometres (50,810.27 sq mi).
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Malaysia is ranked 9th in the world and 1st in Southeast Asia for tourist arrivals.
In an effort to diversify the economy and make Malaysia’s economy
less dependent on exports, the government pushed to increase tourism in
Malaysia. As a result tourism has become Malaysia’s third largest source
of foreign exchange income.
and accounted for 7% of Malaysia's economy as of 2005.
The government agency in charge of promoting tourism in Malaysia is Tourism Malaysia
or the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB). On 20 May 1987, the
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism (MOCAT) was established and TDC
moved to this new ministry. TDC existed from 1972 to 1992, when it
became the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB), through the Malaysia
Tourism Promotion Board Act, 1992.
In 1999, Malaysia launched a worldwide marketing campaign called
"Malaysia, Truly Asia" which was largely successful and brought in over
7.4 million tourists.
The extra revenue generated by tourism helped the country’s economy.
PLACE OF INTEREST
LEGOLAND MALAYSIA,JOHOR MALAYSIA
PHILEA RESORT,MELAKA MALYSIA
GRAND LEXIS,PORT DICKSON MALAYSIA
SUNWAY HOTEL AND RESORT,MALAYSIA