Malaysian Urbanization Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located within Southeast Asia that has been going through the process of rapid urbanization Rapid urbanization is the rapid building up of formally rural areas at a faster than normal pace Rapid Urbanization can be a good thing however it has begun creating problems within families as well as an increase in other crimes U Malaysia gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 31 Aug 1957 and has used a federal constitutional monarchy ever since This type of government practices the election by the people of a king or queen Malaysia ranks as the 44th most populous country in the world with a diverse religious population with a majority of the population being Islamic Modern Malaysia is a multi cultural and multi racial society of approximately 18 million people where ethnic Malays Chinese and Indians live together Geographically Malaysia consists of two distinct land regions Peninsula Malaysia with common land borders with Thailand and Singapore and the Eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak in the northwest region of the island of Borneo There are 11 states in Peninsula Malaysia Perlis Kedah Penang Perak Selangor Negri Sembilan Melaka Johore Pahang Trengganu and Kelantan 1 Malaysia is considered one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth with a large number of endemic species U Urbanization within Malaysia has begun and is now in a rapid pace which is ultimately taking its toll on the local populations of the fastest growing regions within the country
