lets talk about our country.....
By firdaus
@firdaus (685)
Malaysia
December 26, 2006 11:27am CST
hi.. im from malaysia...Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states in Southeast Asia.... The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea....
Peninsular Malaysia (or West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore. It consists of nine sultanates (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu), two states headed by governors (Malacca and Penang), and two federal territories (Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur).......
Malaysian Borneo (or East Malaysia) occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and surrounding the Sultanate of Brunei. It consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan......
The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu), Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak formed a 14-state federation.Singapore was expelled from the federation in 1965 and subsequently become an independent country.......
Although politically dominated by the Malays, modern Malaysian society is heterogeneous, with substantial Chinese and Indian minorities.Malaysian politics have been noted for their allegedly communal nature,the three major component parties of the Barisan Nasional each restrict membership to those of one ethnic group. However, the only major intercommunal violence the country has seen since independence was the May 13 racial riots of 1969 that occurred in the wake of an election campaign that was dominated by racial issues.............
what about your country?????
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44 responses
@xmanofsteel69 (458)
• Canada
26 Dec 06
Canada is a place where we let everybody in and nobody wants to leave. We're not as highly populated as our neighbours to the south, but we're more forgiving and have much better attitudes (stereotype). We are the second largest nation and we have a lot of power when it comes to hockey.
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@soumodeep (944)
• India
26 Dec 06
If i go to write about my country its gonna take me 20 pages, even if its a small summary. But i am going to be very brief and am gonna leave out a lot of info.
I am from India. Its a country situated in South Asia and is 7th largest country of the world. It is the largest peninsula. It has the Great Himalays in the North, Thar Desert in the west, The Ganges plain in the north and east, Deccan plateau in the south, Coastal plains in the east and west coast, coral islands to the west of mainland, volcanic island to the east of mainland, delta islands to the South east of mainlands. It has snowy lands towards the north and burning hot lands towards the south and west. Highest mountain peak is Mt. Kanchenjunga (3rd highest in the world). Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of India.
It has 8 other mountain ranges, cold desert and a high altitude desert.
Lowest ever temparature recorded - minus 61 degrees celcius
highest ever temparature recorded - 57 degrees celcius.
most recorded rainfall in the world in North east India.
the only active volcano in the Andaman islands which last erupted in 2004. One mud volcano and numerous dormant and extinct volcanoes.
3rd most disaster prone country. Contains world's single longest glacier outside of Antartica which is 80kms long.
THe most diverse country in the world.
415 living languages which can be classified into 11 language families.
15 religions and 20 tribal religions
8 racial goups (main are Indo-Aryans, Dravidians and Mongoloids)
4500 ethnic groups
1752 dialects
22000 subdialects
28 states and 7 union territories, 1 capital territory.
Ethnic and religious violence keeps on happening but its rare and India still remains united.
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@soumodeep (944)
• India
26 Dec 06
Forgot to add one thing. India is 2nd most populated country in the world.
1.1 billion people.
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@schummi (924)
• India
27 Dec 06
I am from india.India is the seventh largest country in the world.Its a peninsula ie it is surrounded by land on three sides of it.It is one of the oldest civilisations .The present IT market, we are the leaders .We are almost one-third United states immigrants and we help their economy .our financial system or economics is of neutral type.its neither communism nor capitalism.
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@zack_3004 (1207)
• Malaysia
5 Jan 07
i am from malaysia.. i am from kelantan.. my country is nice. my state is clean.. i love malaysia
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@kstanley7 (1171)
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27 Dec 06
am from a city in england called manchester, I did some research on the census statistics and came up with this for the population range...
Age Range legend Total = T, Male = M, Female = F
0 - 4
T = 152886
M = 78175
F = 74711
5 - 9
T = 165852
M = 85152
F = 80700
10 - 14
T = 174287
M = 89057
F = 85230
15 - 19
T = 162324
M = 82499
F = 79825
20 - 24
T = 158044
M = 77666
F = 80378
25 - 29
T = 167179
M = 82042
F = 85137
30 - 34
T = 192918
M = 94480
F = 98438
35 - 39
T = 194754
M = 96766
F = 97988
40 - 44
T = 169559
M = 83877
F = 85682
45 - 49
T = 152340
M = 76306
F = 76034
50 - 54
T = 167529
M = 83984
F = 83545
55 - 59
T = 135685
M = 67177
F = 68508
60 - 64
T = 119474
M = 58920
F = 60554
65 - 69
T = 104460
M = 50245
F = 54215
70 - 74
T = 91830
M = 40636
F = 51194
75 - 79
T = 78735
M = 32303
F = 46432
80 - 84
T = 51774
M = 18206
F = 33568
85 - 89
T = 28971
M = 7963
F = 21008
90 and over
T = 13751
M = 2787
F = 10964
Totals
T = 2482352
M = 1208241
F = 1274111
Now with the attractions that manchester has to offer everyone knows about Old Trafford home of manchester united football club.
Royal Exchangewhich A historic building, which was for decades the centre of the global cotton trade. Which is now a shopping precinct
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@ndraj_2006 (1422)
• India
26 Dec 06
India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c.9,500 mi/15,290 km long) stretches from the Arabian Sea on the west to the Bay of Bengal on the east and touches Pakistan (W); China, Nepal, and Bhutan (N); Bangladesh, which forms an enclave in the northeast; and Myanmar (E). New Delhi is India's capital
The republic is divided into 28 states: Andhra Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh; Assam; Bihar; Chhattisgarh; Goa; Gujarat; Haryana; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu and Kashmir (see Kashmir); Jharkhand; Karnataka; Kerala; Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Manipur; Meghalaya; Mizoram; Nagaland; Orissa; Punjab; Rajasthan; Sikkim; Tamil Nadu; Tripura; Uttaranchal; Uttar Pradesh; and West Bengal (see Bengal). There are also seven union territories: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu; Delhi; Lakshadweep; and Puducherry. Kashmir
@chingyieng (248)
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27 Dec 06
I am from Malaysia as well. I am now in the UK doing my masters degree. Malaysia is truly unique in the sense of its multicultural and multi-ethnic society. The other thing is, I really miss the food back home. Eating out, mamak stalls and all the hawker food, the multi choices of different type of food are not found here in the UK or anywhere else that I've visited. It's just not the same as back home. :-)
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@shedii (1486)
• India
27 Dec 06
I am from India. There are 28 states. And, fifteen main languages, but in every state withing kilometres, the language changes slightly. Our country is secular so there are total six riligions exist...Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Budhist. Also here you can see all colors of seasons (bright sunny days, heavily rainfall, chilli winter, etc). The population of India is above one billion & it is the second most populated country. All other things about India, a person above from India has already written.
In short I would say, more than one billion people, twenty-eight states, fifteen languages, six religions & all seasons only in one country...INDIA!
@soumodeep (944)
• India
27 Dec 06
there are 30 official languages man. Its hard to know everything i know. But overall 415 languages.
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@djb876 (93)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I'm from the USA. I know that around the world, that is often considered to be a bad thing. I am not going to go into a long description of the USA, except to say that there are many, many places that are not at all like the big cities, the political centers, the vacation spots, or Hollywood. The USA I live in is very respectable, kind, conservative, life-valuing, and safe. We are not materialistic, and live very frugally in my area of the USA. The best thing about the USA is the diversity of the states; if you don't like the one you live in, you can move. I am very intrigued by the descriptions of your country. Great post!
@soumodeep (944)
• India
27 Dec 06
No man not everyone hates US. In India lots of people admire US for the development and progress they have made. USA's condition 20 years back is the same condition as it is in India now.
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@mirceaeliade (631)
• Italy
26 Dec 06
Really good post of Malaysia.
Here in Italy Malaysia is call Malasia.
Italy is a very good and lifly place.
Many person think that is only Mafia: Is wrong.
Mafia is not Italy.
Pizza is italy :)
Thanks a lot
Ettore
@Tanatos25 (240)
• Romania
8 Jan 07
what can I say about my country Romania? In my country they are motorbikes but not so much that other countrys who have much more motorbikes
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@loudcry (1043)
• India
27 Dec 06
India
India got her independence from the britishers in 1947. The british ruled india for nearly 200 years.
After independence, India adopted a mixed economy . But today India is headed towards economic liberalisation.
It has a very strong service sector and the manufacturing sector shows promise.
It is slated to become one of the few important nation in the near future.
@krislouiebaby (2347)
• Philippines
27 Dec 06
philippines belongs to a third world country,,we are hour away from malaysia and hongkong,,,
during marcos regime we suffered martial law, but after ninoy aquino was killed, democracy is back,and now we are suffering another martial law again in the hands of arroyo
@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
27 Dec 06
Sweden...
sweden is a country that is located in Europe - Scandinavia. our neighburs are Norway to the west and Finland to the east.
Our capital is Stockholm!We have a population of about 9 million and we are a monarc so our country has a king and a queen.
All in all Sweden is a great country to live in and I would not wanna trade=)
@sid5277 (47)
• India
27 Dec 06
here is one more proud indian talking, with all my friends already describing my beautiful country .. and beleive it or no, this is truly the the most amazing country i have ever thought of, INDIA boasts of almost every thing in abundance, be it languages, diverse geographic area, number of religion, castes & sub castes, eco tourism, ayurveda, yoga, meditation, almost everything one can imagine, worst of abundance is we have people in abundance who hate us (and for what). coz we helped a country get an identity (bangladesh), we helped a country from saving its existance (bhutan), we tried to help a country from getting split over a racial issue (sri lanka), there are so many things to talk about this beautiful country with beautiful people
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@louj1985 (58)
• Australia
27 Dec 06
I'm from the Philippines...
With a reputation for being chaotic and corrupt, the Philippines has something of an image problem. But most who make the journey to the 7000-odd islands that comprise the Philippines are pleasantly surprised by their beauty and by the friendliness of the people.
Most of the Philippines is laid-back, stable and relatively safe. The locals are an exceptionally helpful bunch and there are fantastic reefs and fish. On top of this, transport is cheap, the food is good, accommodation is plentiful and (for the mono linguistic) English is widely spoken.
The Philippines is hot and humid year-round. The weather pattern across the archipelago is complex, but can be roughly divided into the dry season (September to May) and the wet season (June to September). There is little seasonal variation in most places with average highs and lows of around 31°C (87°F) and 24°C (76°F) respectively. The best time to visit is between December and May when slightly cooler and drier conditions prevail.
The Philippines has developed a mixed culture from the blending of foreign influences with native elements. Today some of the isolated tribes are the only people whose culture remains unadulterated by earlier Muslim and later Spanish and American influences.
(http://www.lonelyplanet.com)
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@chiggmista (70)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Amreica, this country is a good country if we didnt have bush in the house but any other part of this country is really really nice i love it here in tennessee
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