Part of the country series of articles.
TRAVEL ADVISORY: EXERCISE HEIGHTENED CAUTIONPARSTATE advises that there remains a risk of seperatist violence in Malaya, especially in rural provinces. Travellers should exercise caution when travelling along rural roads and reconsider their need to travel to border regions.
| Federation of Malaya | |
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| Federal Constitutional Monarchy | |
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| Capital | Kuala Lumpur |
| Languages | Malay, English, Tamil, Mandarin, and many regional languages |
| Population | 22,400,000 |
The Federation of Malaya is a constitutional monarchy occupying the Malay peninsula, governed through a rotating federal monarchy drawn from the royal houses of its constituent states. It never incorporated Borneo, and Singapore separated early, leaving Malaya a compact peninsular state with a diverse and at times fractious population. Ethnic and regional separatism has been a persistent feature of its politics since independence, particularly in the north and among minority communities who have never fully accepted the federal settlement.
Malaya is a middle income country with a substantial export economy built on rubber, palm oil and electronics manufacturing. It contributed significantly to the joint Thai-Malayan canal project across the Kra Isthmus, which has reshaped regional trade and given both countries considerable leverage over maritime commerce between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.