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CIA - The World Factbook -- Malaysia  (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/my.html)
The World Factbook 2003 created by the CIA has information on Malaysia as of 2003. The site provides information on Malaysia's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and international disputes.

Country Briefings: Malaysia  (http://www.economist.com/countries/Malaysia/)
The Economist Newspaper Ltd. presents a country profile and recent articles on Malaysia. The Economist includes a fact sheet on Malaysia and information on the country's political and economic outlook, economic data, political forces, political structure, and the economic structure of Malaysia.

BBC Country Profile - Malaysia  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1304569.stm)
Run by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this web page provides basic information about Malaysia including its population, exports, religion, leaders, and media.

CountryWatch.com: Malaysia  (http://www.countrywatch.com/cw%5Fcountry.asp?vCOUNTRY=107)
CountryWatch.com, based in Houston, Texas, offers a country profile of Malaysia. CountryWatch includes a map of Malaysia, as well as basic facts on the country. Current news pertaining to the country is available, as is information on the political history, economic conditions, and investment climate of the country.

Department of Statistics (http://www.statistics.gov.my)
This website offers statistical information provided by Malaysia's Department of Statistics. The site contains census data, manufacturing statistics, information on publications, economic indicators and more.

Google Directory - Malaysia  (http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Asia/Malaysia/)
The Google Search Engine's directory of websites related to Malaysia. The site divides information by category. The largest category is states that provides links to sites pertaining to the different states within Malaysia.

U.S. State Department Background Notes  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
U.S. State Department Background Notes are factual publications that include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.

Berita Database  (http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu:8080/opac/index.php)
Produced at Ohio University, this database includes Malay, English and other western language sources pertaining to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. It can be searched by author, title, subject, keywords, year and language.

Southeast Asia Serials Index  (http://anulib.anu.edu.au/sasi/new/index.php)
Developed by the Australian National University in partnership with KITLV, this database searches a wide variety of publications from and about Southeast Asia. Emphasis is on insular Southeast Asia.

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