Capital city
Kuala Lumpur
Languages
Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai. In East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages and the most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
Currency
Ringgit (MYR)
Climate and average temperatures
Tropical; annual southwest monsoon (April to October), which brings some rain and humidity to the west coastl and northeast monsoon (October to February) which brings dry, warm weather to areas such as Langkawi and Phuket
Airlines
Malaysian Airlines
Flight time from UK
12 hours 30 minutes to Kuala Lumpur
Visa requirements
None required for UK passport holders
Health requirements
Please contact your GP for up to date information
