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Miri
is located at the north-eastern part of the "Land of Hornbills"
— Sarawak, facing the South China Sea.  |
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About Miri, BORNEO
Miri is the gateway to the North of Sarawak, and is a
coastal city located just South of the Sarawak/Brunei border. The city
has developed largely as a result of the oil industry and timber tycoons,
and much of the economy of the area is today derived from the oil companies.
It is also a popular spot among the many expats working in Brunei for
rest and recreation.
The charm of the city lies in its wonderful mixture of
races, culture and language. Its population is made up largely of natives,
malays, chinese and expats. There are some wonderful open air markets
to entice shoppers with numerous local wares, local fruits, exotic batiks,
clothes and fragrant rice and a host of other goods. The most popular
market is Tamu Muhibbah, which is also open in the evening.
Sarawak
It has been described as Asia's Best Kept Secret. Now the secret
is out. Sarawak is the place for history, mystery, romance and exotic
adventures. The land of the fabled White Rajahs, the hornbill and the
orang utan, Sarawak is the largest State in Malaysia and by far the most
exotic.
Its rainforest, the size of Austria, houses the world's
richest and most diverse ecosystem. It is also home to the world's largest
flower, the Rafflesia, the size of a coffee table, squirrels and snakes
that fly, deer the size of cats, plants that eat insects (and small mammals)
and species of flora and insects still waiting to be discovered.
Malaysia
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OFFICIAL NAME: Federation of Malaysia
DATE OF FORMATION: 1963
POPULATION: 24.9 million
DENSITY: 196 people per square mile
LANGUAGES: Bahasa Malaysia, Malay, Chinese, Tamil,
English
RELIGIONS: Muslim (mainly Sunni) 53%, Buddhist
19%, Chinese faiths 12%, Other 7%, Christian 7%, Traditional beliefs
2%
ETHNIC MIX: Malay 48%, Chinese 29%, Indigenous
tribes 12%, Indian 6%, Other 5%
GOVERNMENT: Multiparty elections
CURRENCY: Ringgit
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In Brief
Malaysia comprises the three territories of Peninsular
Malaysia, Sarawak, and Sabah, stretching over 2000 km (1240 miles)
from the edge of the Indian Ocean to the northeastern end of the
island of Borneo. A central mountain chain seperates the coastal
lowlands of Peninsular Malaysia; Sarawak and Sabah have swampy coastal
plains rising to mountains on the border with Indonesia. Putrajaya,
just south of Kuala Lumpur, is a high-tech new development intended
as the home of government. The United Malays National Organization
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