Land and Resources

Peninsular Malaysia has an area of 131,598 sq km (50,810 sq mi). Its topography is dominated by a series of mountain ranges, running from the north down half the length of the peninsula; the most important is the Main Range, or Barisan Titiwangsa, which rises to over 2,134 m (7,000 ft). Heavily populated coastal lowlands border the ranges on the west; on the east the coastal lowlands are narrower and forested. In the south, the peninsula is relatively level.