Interesting facts about Malaysia

Durian is considered the king of fruits in Malaysia, and mangosteen is dubbed the fruit queen and capable of cooling.

Malaysia is a multicultural country , based on China and India.Apart from Malay, Malaysia also has a large number of different ethnic groups (especially on Borneo island) with its own language.As a result, Malaysia is a collection of diversity in language, cuisine and cultures.(Photo: Rainstorm (.

Because there are many different languages, in addition to Malay, English is also used as the official language in this country.(Photo: Malaysia Magazine).

Malaysia is also the center of street food with flavored dishes from India, China, the Philippines and Singapore.However, choosing restaurants for meals is not a good idea due to uneven quality and poor service.(Photo: Intrepid travel).

You can find lots of parks, reserves and a large number of wildlife species in Malaysia. It is also home to the world's largest flower with a corpse smell called Rafflesia. It is estimated that Malaysia owns 14,500 species of plants, 200 species of mammals, 600 species of birds, 140 species of snakes and more than 200 species of lizards. (Photo: Richard Seaman).


Malaysia is a Muslim country with 62% of the population being Muslim, followed by Buddhism and the third is Christian.Therefore, visitors should avoid showing public affection or wearing shoulder-length clothing.Many places even let the sea 'forbid kissing'.(Photo: Digital Nomads).

If you like shopping, Malaysia is a great choice with countless items that are affordable, even cheaper than anywhere in the world.(Photo: Digital Nomads).

Don't be surprised if you go to the steak restaurant but only serve spoons and forks.Malaysians often eat by hand (like India) and that's why they didn't prepare knives for diners.(Photo: Time Out).

Durian is dubbed the 'King of fruits' in Malaysia with a tastier taste than other countries. However, due to its 'heavy smell' , it is often banned in large hotels.In addition, Malaysia also owns rare red intestine durian (Udang Merah).(Photo: Year of the durian).

Besides durian quite picky people eat, mangosteen is majority of foreign favorites with the title of 'Queen of fruits' in Malaysia.Many people believe that eating too much durian will be hot, so mangosteen is a great choice thanks to its ability to reduce internal heat, make the body more refreshing and comfortable.(Photo: Marc Andersion).

A signboard in Malaysia can use up to 4 languages.Local people even use communication sentences with a mix of vocabulary of many different languages.(Photo: Wiki).

Hymn. At the time of independence, the country still has no national anthem! Therefore Tunku Abdul Rahman - who later became Minister of the Interior - organized a wide-ranging competition to find Malaysia a suitable national anthem. They received 512 songs, but no one was chosen! Finally, Tunku chose to use the Perak state song called 'Allah Lanjutkan USIA Sultan' as a national anthem. Later, with a judge, Tunku wrote a new lyrics to this song and renamed it "Negaraku" as the current Malaysian national anthem.

The oldest name of Malaysia.Before the current Malaysian name, the Greek - Roman geologist Ptolemy gave this lovely country the name Aurea Chersonesus meaning 'golden peninsula'.This name is found in the book by Ptolemy Geographia, written about 150 AD.

The Kingdom of Kedah is the earliest kingdom on the Malay Peninsula and is said to be one of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in the world.

The largest underground cave in the world is located in Sarawak.Sarawak Chamber in Gunung Mulu National Park is the largest cave in the world.It is possible to imagine the size of this cave as follows: a small part of this cave may also contain 40 Boeing 747 planes!

The total length of Malaysia's highway is longer than the circumference of the Earth.In fact, Malaysia has 65,877km of highways, while the circumference of the Earth is only 40,075km.So, don't wonder why Malaysians have to pay tolls everywhere.

The longest cobra of the world has been captured in Malaysia .The world's longest cobra of the world was arrested in Port Dickson, Malaysia in April 1937 with an amazing length of 5.54 meters.But even more amazing is that when it was moved to London Zoo, it grew and grew to 5.71 meters long!

Malaysians have the most number of Facebook friends in the world!Malaysia is the country where the most friendly people in the world, at least . on facebook!According to a 2010 survey conducted by international company TNS, a Facebook user in Malaysia has an average of 231 friends - the highest in the world - followed by Brazil with 321 and Norway with 217 friends.