Malaysia is like the Great Britain of Asia. Not for its temperamental and unpredictable weather, but

Malaysia is like the Great Britain of Asia. Not for its temperamental and unpredictable weather, but for its multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society, which makes it stand out from the rest of its neighbours in the world s largest continent; two thirds of its population los angeles county zip code map of thirty million are Malays or indigenous, a quarter are of Chinese los angeles county zip code map descent and less than ten percent are Indian with small pockets of other Asian ethnicities and British, American, European and Australian settlers dotted around the country.
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After it was granted los angeles county zip code map independence from the British Empire in 1957, Malaysia fell into political and racial turmoil and experienced a steep decline in its economy, los angeles county zip code map although rapid progress began again in the 1970s and by the 90s, Malaysia had established itself as one of Asia s most promising and prosperous countries. It is now the third richest and most developed country in Southeast Asia behind Singapore and Brunei.