Time zone: GMT + 8 hours
Location: south-eastern Asia, a peninsula bordering Thailand plus the northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam.
Capital: Kuala Lumpur is the capital, Putrajaya is the 'administrative capital'
Currency: ringgit (currency code MYR)
Languages: Bahasa Melayu, English, Chinese dialects, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai and several indigenous languages including Iban and Kadazan. Business language: English
Airport authority contact information: Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Telephone: +60 (0)3 8886 6000
Airports: In 2005 Malaysia had 117 airports, only 37 of which has a paved runway:
Alor Setar Airport
Bakalalan Airport
Bario Airport
Batu Berendum Airport
Belaga Airport
Bintulu Airport
Butterworth Airport
Genting Heliport
Ipoh Airport
Kapit Airport
Keningau Airport
Kerteh Airport
Kota Kinabalu Airport
Kuala Lumpur Airport
Kuantan Airport
Kuching Airport
Kudat Airport
Labuan Airport
Lahad Datu Airport
Langkawi Airport
Lawas Airport
Lawas Airport
Limbang Airport
Long Bonga Airport
Long Lama Airport
Long Lellang Airport
Long Pasia Airport
Long Seridan Airport
Long Sukang Airport
Marudi Airport
Mersing Airport
Miri Airport
Mukah Airport
Mulu Airport
Pamol Airport
Pangkor Airport
Penang International Airport
Pengkalan Chepa Airport
Pulau Layang-Layang Layang Airport
Ranau Airport
Sahabat Airport
Sandakan Airport
Sematan Airport
Semporna Airport
Sepulot Airport
Sibu Airport
Simanggang Airport
Sipitang Airport
Sitiawan Airport
Sultan Ismail International Airport
Sultan Mahmood Airport
Sungei Tekai Airport
