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Flag of Malaysia
14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with
white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner
bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the crescent and the star are
traditional symbols of Islam; the design was based on the flag of the US.
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During the late 18th and 19th centuries,
Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of
current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945.
In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the
Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957.
Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore
and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of
Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history
were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia,
Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965.
- CIA World Factbook.
Malaysia - Fotw
One flag that obviously pays some homage to the United States flag is the Malaysian flag.
www.fotw.us/flags/my.html
Malaysia - wikipedia.org
The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya, Singapore,
Sabah and Sarawak formed a 14-state federation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia
Malaysia - U.S. Department of State
Malaysia's multi-racial society contains many ethnic groups. Malays comprise a majority of just over 50%. By constitutional definition, all Malays are Muslim. About a quarter of the population is ethnic Chinese, a group which historically played an important role in trade and business. Malaysians of Indian descent comprise about 7% of the population and include Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians. Non-Malay indigenous groups combine to make up approximately 11% of the population.
Population density is highest in peninsular Malaysia, home to some 20 million of the country's 27 million inhabitants. The remaining 7 million live on the Malaysian portion of the island of Borneo in the large but less densely-populated states of Sabah and Sarawak. More than half of Sarawak's residents and about two-thirds of Sabah's are from indigenous groups.
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2777.htm
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