Malaysia

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Malaysia

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Created By
Nick McCarthy
Keturah Patricia Kinto

Linda Trang
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Malaysia

• Background Malaysia was created in 1963 through
  the merging of Malaya (independent in 1957) and
  the former British Singapore, both of which
  formed West Malaysia, and Sabah and Sarawak in
  north Borneo,

• Area total 329,750 sq km land 328,550 sq km
  water 1,200 sq km
  

• Climate tropical annual southwest (April to
  October) and northeast (October to February)
  monsoons
  
• Natural resources tin, petroleum, timber,
  copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
  
• Religions Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism,
  Christianity, Sikhism note - in addition,
  Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia

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What is a Tsunami ???
A very large ocean wave caused by an
underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.

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Malaysia
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Countries impacted
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Deaths
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Nations Pledge

• Spain contributed 68 million.
• Japan pledged rice and 30 million.
• Britain pledged 28.9 million for the relief
  effort.
  
• France announced 20.5 million in aid and said it
  was sending 60 tons of aid to Sri Lanka,
  Indonesia and the Maldives.
  
• Australia would give another 19.5 million in
  aid, increasing its total pledge to 27.6
  million.
  
• Germany also boosted its initial 2.7 million in
  emergency aid to 27 million.
  

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Facts

• It is now estimated that the destruction caused
  by the Tsunami (akin to that of a nuclear
  holocaust) has made 5 million people homeless and
  jobless.
• The number of missing persons is said to be about
  500,000.
  
• Over 150,000 people died

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Human interest Story
Tsunami survivor tells of rape ordeal

• Sri Lanken
• 18 years old woman
• Raped

http//www.breakingnews.ie/2005/01/07/story183623.
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