The First Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

SOUTH-EAST ASIA MALAYSIA HOR BAHARU Geography: Malaysiaisafederation of 13 states- 11 on the Malay Peninsula, with Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo). Population: Malaysia'spopulation of 18.63 million includes 61 per cent Malays and indigenous groups from Sarawak and Sabah, 29.7 per cent Chinese and 8per cent Indians. Language: Bahasa Malaysia is the national language. Religion: Islam is the national relig ion . Malays are predominantly Muslim; other ethnic groups follow Buddhism, Taoism , Hinduism and Ch ristianity. 21