States of Malaysia

Malaysia is divided into 13 states (negeri), and 3 federal territories (wilayah persekutuan) marked by a *. (Capital cities are in parentheses.)

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1 Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia or Malaya 2 East Malaysia in Borneo 3 1963-1965

Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia or Malaya

• Johor (Johor Baharu)
• Kedah (Alor Setar)
• Kelantan (Kota Baharu)
• Kuala Lumpur* (Kuala Lumpur)
• Malacca (Malacca)
• Negeri Sembilan (Seremban)
• Pahang (Kuantan)
• Perak (Ipoh)
• Perlis (Kangar)
• Penang (Georgetown)
• Putrajaya* (Putrajaya)
• Selangor (Shah Alam)
• Terengganu (Kuala Terengganu)

East Malaysia in Borneo

• Labuan* (Victoria)
• Sabah (Kota Kinabalu)
• Sarawak (Kuching)

1963-1965

• Singapore (Singapore) was a Malaysian state from the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 until Singapore separated from the rest of Malaysia on 9 August 1965.