Category: Asian Countries

Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia – the world’s tallest building

| July 21, 2009 | 0 Comments

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers as a settlement for tin miners. Since tin mining proved to be a profitable activity, the settlement developed over the years into a major city. Kuala Lumpur became capital of the Selangor state in 1880 eventually [...]

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The Largest Flower in the World found in Indonesia

| July 21, 2009 | 0 Comments

The republic of Indonesia is a large country in Southeast Asia. With 17500 islands it is the world’s largest archipelagic state and with over 200 million inhabitants the world’s 4th most populous country. Its capital is Jakarta, on the island of Java. There are around 300 distinct ethnic groups in Indonesia, speaking 742 distinct languages [...]

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