Penang State Elections
Penang is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, Penang, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. These two halves are physically connected by the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, Second Penang Bridge. The state shares borders with Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south. Penang is one of Malaysia's most World Bank high-income economy, developed economic powerhouses, with the List of Malaysian states by GDP#Gross Domestic Product per capita by state, highest GDP per capita and List of Malaysian states by Human Development Index, Human Development Index of all states. It also ranks List of Malaysian states by mean wage and median wage#Mean salary map, second among the states in terms of average wages. Penang is List of Malaysian states and ...
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States And Federal Territories Of Malaysia
Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories, which form the primary administrative divisions of the country. Eleven states and two territories are part of Peninsular Malaysia, while two states and one territory make up East Malaysia. Nine of the Peninsular states have monarchies, with the other four having appointed governors. State governments are led by chief ministers, who are appointed by the monarch or governor, provided they have the support of a majority in the state legislative assembly. The federal territories are governed directly by the national government. Malaysia was formed through the union of various territories ruled by the United Kingdom. The federal system was created to maintain the status of the Malay sultans, who were the rulers of British protectorates in the Malay Peninsula. The Federation of Malaya was created in 1948, uniting these protectorates with two directly ruled British colonies. Malaya became independent in ...
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