English Speaking Coutries

-Malasya, which capital is Kuala Lumper, is located in Southeast Asia. It borders Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Burnei.

-Their flag has 14 bands of equal width, that represent the equality in the federation of the 13 members states and the federal territorie. The moon and the star represent the country's official religion, Islam. Finally, the dark blue symbolizes the unity of the people and the yellow is royal color of the rulers.

.Their goverment is a Federal Constitucional Monarchy, wich the king is Abdullah de Pahang.

-In this country 30% of the polulation, that is 33,57 million people, speak fluent English, but there they also speak Malay(official language), Mandarim and Arabic.

-Culture Features:

.They have food from China, India, Japan and a lot more. The predominant flavours include cocunet, jaggery, tamarind, spices, and also some typesof meats like chicken, mutton, beef and rarely pork for religious reasons.

. They have a lot of festivals, like the Mooncake Festival, wich is the most visit one, and in this event people pray to the chinese moon godness for love ad properity and they also eat delecious cakes. They also have Hindu festivals like Thaipusam (January/February) and Diwali (November).

.Malay traditional music is mostly connect to percussion instruments, like pan flutes and oboes, they are mostly played in weedings and religious rituals.

-Popular music and dance of Malaysia:

.Datun Julud: Hornbill dance performed by Sarawak' Kenyah women;

.Joget: traditional lively dance with quick tempos;

.Kuda Kepang: traditional dance from Indonesia;

.Lion dance/ drago dance: energetic dance performed to celebrate Chinese New Year;

.Bharatanatyam/ Bhangra: traditional Indian classical and folk dances respectively;

.Mak Yong: Thai-influenced dance to entertain the royal ladies, with much dance and drama.

.Silat: Malay martial arts ;

.Sumazau: traditional dance of Sabah's Kadazan people;

.Tarian Lilin: Delicate dance performed by women balancing candles;

.Zapin: Islamic devotional chanting.

-Natural Beauties:

.1:Gunung Gading National Park, wich has some of te rarest flowers in the world;

.2: Baty Caves, wich is the most popular Hindu shrines outside India;

.3: Seven Wells Waterfall, wich has 7 pools that are formed into the top of the Waterfall.

-Architecture:

. Much of Malayia's architecture was influenced by colonial rulers (Portuguese, British and Dutch). Many modern buildings have Moorish design elements due to Islamic influence and beautiful mosques can be explored throughout the lenght and breadth of the country.

.The indigenous communities in Sabah and Sarawak boast wonderful examples of traditional Malay architecture that is constructed on stilts, ro ensure houses are cooled and floods are avoided. Some traditional houses can still be seen that were built out of wood without any nails, such as Old Palace of Seri Menanti in Negeri Sembilan.

.Some of this communities continue to live in traditional longhouses that can house from 20 to 100 families , and water villages built along riverbanks and linked by walways,with sampan or canoe being the mode of transport .

-Malaysia travel TIPS:

.Malay women do not shake hands with men, only women, while the Malay Chineses shake hands lightly and for a prolonged period. In terms of who to greet first, it is usually considered polite to greet the older people of a family first.

.When invited home bring chocolate or pastries, and do not give toy dogs or pigs to children, alcohol or flowers and avoid leather products. Only offer gifts with the right hand or both hands, and don't expect the gift to be opened in front of you. A gift may be refused before it is accepted by Malay Chinese.

.Western clothing is popular and acceptable, and there are no rules to be followed, but to be respectful you should avoid clothes that are overly revealing when leaving urban cities and venturing into more rural and traditional regions.