Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. The land has a total area of 330,345 km² and a total coastline of 4,675 km. This area is approximately 82% of the area of California. The country has 878 partially uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 3 neighbouring countries Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand. The distance between New York City and the Capital Kuala Lumpur is about 15,140 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Malaysia is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.804 Malaysia counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.

The climate in MalaysiaIn Malaysia, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lesser. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 31 and 33 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 34 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 24°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Malaysia and 12 geographic spots of the countryTsunamis