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Malsaysia has two main components--West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) and East Malaysia (northwestern Borneo). There are six regions, four in the West on the Peninsula and two in the East on Borneo. West Malaysia is the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands which border Thailand and Singapore. The West consists of a Northern Region (Perlis, Kedah, Penanbg, and Perak), Eastern Region (Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang), Central Region (Selangor, N. Sembilan, and Melaka) and Southern Region (Johor which borders on the island of Singapore). East Malasia is the northeastern portion of Borneo. It shares Borneo with Brunei and with the Kalimantan region of Indonesia. It consists of Sabah and Sarawak. Borneo like New Guinea was divided by colonial poweres, the British in rge west and the Dutch in the east. The Sahah and Sarawak were Islamic Caliphates which became associated with Britain like the Caliphates on the Peninsula.
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