1981 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1981 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Area
HI, D 0 N E SS\i A
Coastline
2,068 km Peninsular Malaysia, 2,607 km East
Land boundaries
509 km Peninsular Malaysia, 1,786 km East Malaysia
Limits of territorial waters (claimed)
12 nm (fishing 200 nm, exclusive economic zone 200 nm)
NOTE
established on 16 September 1963, Malaysia consists of Peninsular Malaysia, which includes 11 states of the former Federation of Malaya, plus East Malaysia, which includes the 2 former colonies of North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak
Peninsular Malaysia
131,313 km2; 20% cultivated, 26% forest reserves, 54% other
Sabah
76,146 km2; 13% cultivated, 34% forest reserves, 53% other
Sarawak
125,097 km2; 21% cultivated, 24% forest reserves, 55% other