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Malaysia is a federal state (Federation of constitutional monarchies) within the Commonwealth, established in 1963, the year in which the 11 states of the Federation of Malaysia, independent since 1957, were united, the territories of Sarawak and Sabah (formerly the territories of Borneo British) and Singapore, then retired in 1965. Since 1966 the Federation has been officially divided into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia (Malaysia), mainland, and East Malaysia, insular, as well as three federated territories. According to the 1957 Constitution, the 13 current member states, each with its own legislative assemblies and executive bodies, are governed by hereditary sovereigns or elected heads of state, who appoint within their ambit, every 5 years, the supreme head of Federation. Legislative power is exercised by the federal Parliament which is made up of two chambers: the Senate (Dewan Negara), whose members, partly appointed by the head of the Federation, partly elected by the legislative assemblies of the individual states, remain in office for 6 years, and House of Representatives (Dewan Ra’ayat) elected for 5 years by universal suffrage. Executive power rests with the government chaired by the prime minister, appointed by the supreme head; the government is accountable to the federal parliament. The justice system in use in the country is based on the Common Law British. The bodies responsible for the administration of justice are: the Federal Court of Malaysia, also acting as the Constitutional Court, the High Courts of Borneo and Malaysia, the Courts of Appeal and some civil and criminal courts of first level in the main localities. There are also some religious courts. The death penalty is in effect. The armed forces present in the country are tripartite: army, navy and air force; there are also paramilitary forces. The military service is carried out on a voluntary basis from 18 years of age. Although the school system in Malaysia is affected by the different ethnic origins of the population, it has undergone a gradual process of unification starting from the achievement of independence with the aim also of merging the various nationalities. L’ education given in the country is free and compulsory from 6 to 16 years of age. Primary school lasts 6 years; the languages ​​of instruction are Malay and English. There are also Chinese and Tamil language schools. At the end of elementary school, students can choose between courses in post-elementary schools, middle school, normal school for the preparation of teachers, technical-professional and artisan schools and the national secondary school. Among the main universities are those of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysian University, 1962; National University of Malaysia, 1970; University of Technology, 1972), the Scientific University of George Town (1969) and the University of Agriculture (1973) and the university superiors. The percentage of illiterates present in the country (8.1% in 2007). According to COUNTRYAAH, Malaysia is a nation in Southeastern Asia, the capital city of which is Kuala Lumpur. The latest population of Malaysia is 32,366,010. ACEINLAND: Lists and descriptions of main religions and beliefs in Malaysia, including religion demographics and statistics on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.
CLIMATE
The climate is equatorial with high temperatures, almost uniform all year round (25-28 ºC); rainfall is abundant with an annual average of 3000 mm: the maximum values ​​are recorded on the central highlands with peaks up to 6500 mm. The rains do not have a completely uniform distribution throughout the year due to the influence of the monsoons: the SE monsoon, which is particularly felt in the southwestern and western area of ​​Malaysia, is due to the accentuation of rainfall between April and August, while that of NE affects East Malaysia and Borneo between October and January-February.