CULTURE of MALAYSIA
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multilingual society.In 1971, the government created a "National Cultural Policy".As of the 2010 census, the population of Malaysia was 28,334,135, making it the 43rd most populated country. Malays make up 50.4 per cent of the population, while other Bumiputra make up another 11 per cent. According to constitutional definition, Malays are Muslims who practice Malay customs and culture. Bumiputra status is also accorded to certain non-Malay indigenous peoples, including ethnic Thais, Khmers, Chams and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak. Non-Malay bumiputra make up more than half of Sarawak's population and over two thirds of Sabah's population.There also exist aboriginal groups in much smaller numbers on the peninsula, where they are collectively known as Orang Asli.Other minorities who lack Bumiputra status make up a large amount of the population. 23.7 per cent of the population are of Chinese descent, while those of Indian descent comprise 7.1 per cent of the population. The Chinese have historically been dominant in the business and commerce community, and form the majority of the population of Penang. Indians began migrating to Malaysia in the early 19th century. The majority of the Indian community are Tamils. Many Europeans and Middle Easterners assimilated through inter-marriage into the Christian and Muslim communities respectively. Most Eurasian Malaysians trace their ancestry to British, Dutch or Portuguese colonists.
5.1 - Malay | 5.2 - Bumiputra | 5.3 - Chinese |
5.4 - Indian | 5.5 - Punjabi | 5.6 - Portuguese |
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