West Malaysia is a part of
Malaysia, that has
Thailand at its northern borders,
Singapore to the south, the
Indonesian island of
Sumatra to the west across the
Strait of Malacca and
East Malaysia (on the island of
Borneo) to the east across the
South China Sea. It is also known as
Peninsular Malaysia and part of the
Malay Peninsula, which should not be confused.
It consists of the following 12 states (starting from the North going to the South):