Country Study of Malasia

Much of nation covered by forest, with a mountain range running the length of the peninsula (TIME Almanac 2004 814).

Total area slightly larger than New Mexico

Tropical climate, annual monsoons: southwest, April to October, northeast, October to February (CIA country report online)

Arable land, 5.54%, permanent crops 17.61@, other 76.85%

Environmental issues: air pollution from industrial and volcanic emissions, water pollution from raw sewage, deforestation, smoke/haze.

Strategic location- along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea.

Malay peninsula: rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah: subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice, rubber, pepper lumber, Sarawak: rubber, pepper, timber.

Malay peninsula industries: rubber and palm oil processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber; Sarawak: petroleum production and refining (TIME Almanac 2004 814).

CIA Country report calls it a "middle-income country.

Transformed itself, beginning in 1971, from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy.

Growth almost exclusively driven by exports- parti

. . .
ivatization of the nation's water resources" (Jayasankaran, 2004 22). Malaysian Railway operates efficient and comfortable day and night services linking major towns in Peninsular Malaysia and connecting with trains to Bangkok. The railway system in the West coast extends for 782 km north from Singapore to Butterworth and from Bukit Mertajam it continues to connect with the State Railway of Thailand at the border town of Padang Besar. The East coast line run 526 km north from Gemas to Tumpat and also connects with the Thai railway. There are express trains connecting Singapore and Butterworth and international express services between Butterworth and Bangkok. Air Malaysia flies to 77 international destinations, either directly or through connections. International trade, especially seaborne trade, has traditionally been the lifeblood of Malaysia. Today, 95% of the country's trade is by sea via Malaysia's seven international ports - Penang Port, Port Klang, Johor Port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Kuantan Port and Kemaman Port in Peninsular Malaysia and Bintulu Port in Sarawak. Hong Kong-based Cargonews Asia placed Port Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas among Asia's top ten best seaports and top ten best container ter
. . .

Some common words found in the essay are:
Managers American, CIA Country, Malaysian Development, East Asia, Malaysia Roads, Sea Major, Location Management, Public Department, China TVs, Prime Minister, raw materials, action plan, country report, cia country report, federal roads, 2004 1, economic review, cia country, eastern economic, almanac 2004, hamid 2004, eastern economic review, matrade online 2004, online 2004 1, various malaysian websites,
Approximate Word count = 2037
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)