See these 7 factors about Malaysia, few of them are announced in 2016.

1. 7 FACTORS ABOUT MALAYSIA

2. Borneo is the third largest island in the
world, after Greenland and New Guinea.
Three countries share the island: the
Independent Sultanate of Brunei,
Indonesia, and Malaysia.

3. Malaysia’s currency is called the ringgit,
which means “jagged” in Malay, and
originally referred to the separated edges of
Spanish silver dollars widely circulated in
the region.

4. The largest undivided leaf in the world,
Alocasia macrorrhiza, comes from the
Malaysian state of Sabah. A specimen found
in 1966 measured 9.9 feet (3.02 m) long by
6.3 (1.92 m) wide.

5. Malaysia has been recognised as
among the top four destinations for
foreigners, especially those from
developed countries, to get good
healthcare.

6. Malaysia named Asia’s top destination
at World Travel Awards

7. Malaysia Airlines becomes first local
carrier to earn IATA Fast Travel Green
cert.

8. Malaysia is expected to record the
highest ratio in outbound travel in
relation to the total number of
households with 198.7 per cent by 2021
from 178.4 per cent in 2016.