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Map
of Malaysia |
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Malaysia
is located at 1°20' and 6°45' north latitude of
the equator, and 99°40'
and 19° east longitude. The country
covers a total area of 329,758 square kilometers and comprises
13 states and three Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya. Nine of the states are situated
in Peninsular Malaysia while the states of Sarawak and
Sabah are located in the island of Borneo. Malaysia is
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Malaysia
has a system of constitutional monarchy headed by the
King as the head of State and a Prime Minister as the
head of government. Malaysia gained its independence from
Britain on 31 August 1957. The capital of Malaysia is
Kuala Lumpur and the country has a population of about
24.4 million people. |
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The
official religion in Malaysia is Islam. However, other
religions are freely allowed to be practiced such as Buddhism,
Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity. Bahasa Melayu is the
national language but English is widely spoken and is
the main business language in the country. Chinese and
Tamil are the other two main languages spoken in the country.
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Malaysia
is fast on its way on becoming a developed country, with
national target of the year 2020. The main economic activities
are manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, electronics
and electrical appliances, agriculture, mining and tourism
industries. Malaysia has a Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
of USD88,049 Million (2001) with a per capita income of
USD3,409 (2001). The currency in Malaysia is Ringgit Malaysia
(1 USD = 3.8 RM ) |
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About
Petronas |
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PETRONAS,
short for Petroliam Nasional Bhd, is Malaysia's
national petroleum corporation established on 17
August 1974. Wholly-owned by |
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the
Government, the corporation is vested with the entire
oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted
with the responsibility of developing and adding
value to these resources.
Since
its incorporation PETRONAS
has grown to be an integrated international oil
and gas company with business interests in more
than 20 countries. As at end of March 2001, the
PETRONAS
Group comprised 62 wholly owned subsidiaries, 19
partly owned outfits and 47 associated companies.
PETRONAS
is engaged in a wide spectrum of petroleum activities,
including upstream exploration and production of
oil and gas to downstream oil refining; marketing
and distribution of petroleum products; trading;
gas processing and liquefaction; gas transmission
pipeline network |
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marketing of liquefied natural gas; petrochemical
manufacturing and marketing; shipping; car manufacturing
and distribution; and property development |
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