Malaysia
The original report was published in the USA Today on Thursday, April 12, 2012
 Guest rooms at JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur offer comfort and convenience |
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The place to stay in the capital
JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur aims to ensure that every guest leaves satisfied
Kuala Lumpur’s 5-star deluxe JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur set new standards in hospitality when it opened its doors in Malaysia’s capital in 1997, and has continued to redefine quality with the years.
Located in the heart of the city’s business and shopping district, within the exciting Golden Triangle on Bintang Walk, the hotel’s 561 well-appointed guest rooms host holidaymakers and business travelers alike, offering spacious designs with top quality facilities.
JW Marriott is the ideal venue for hosting business meetings. The hotel has 22 meeting rooms, a Business Center, and the 888 square meter Mayangsari Grand Ballroom – as well as fitness, spa and recreational facilities.
Culinary delights await every discerning guest’s palette, with dining options ranging from Starhill Gallery’s Feast Village to Shanghai, the hotel’s premier restaurant and the only Chinese establishment in KL that specializes in superb Shanghainese cuisine.
A UNITED WORLD SUPPLEMENT PRODUCED BY:
Vincent Rifici, Idil Demirel, Scott Winnen, Ugo Bagration, Maggie Kay and Vanessa Massimini, with special thanks to Minister of Defence Dr. Hamid Zahidi, Mr. Serhat Ozalp and Mr. Shamsul Rizal
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  LOCATION:
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
AREA:
total: 329,847 sq km
country comparison to the world: 67
land: 328,657 sq km
water: 1,190 sq km
AREA - comparative:
slightly larger than New Mexico
CLIMATE:
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
NATURAL RESOURCES:
tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
GEOGRAPHY - note:
strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea
RELIGIONS:
Muslim (or Islam - official) 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
LANGUAGES:
Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
POPULATION:
28,728,607 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
GOVERNMENT TYPE:
constitutional monarchy
CAPITAL:
name: Kuala Lumpur
INDEPENDENCE:
31 August 1957 (from the UK)
AGRICULTURE - products:
Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, coconuts, rice; rubber, timber; Sarawak - rubber, timber; pepper
INDUSTRIES:
Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
EXPORTS:
$210.3 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
$163.2 billion (2009 est.)
IMPORTS:
$156.6 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
$117.4 billion (2009 est.)
 
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