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Calais
Seaport (pop., 1990: 76,000), N France, located on the Strait of Dover. Originally a fishing village built on an island, it was improved by the count of Flanders in 997 and fortified by the count of Boulogne in 1224. It was taken in 1347 by Edward III of England, and after 1450 was the only remaining English possession in France. The 2d duc de Guise, took Calais from the English in 1558. In World War II it was a main objective in the German drive to the sea in 1940. It is an important passenger port and is near the French terminus of the Channel Tunnel. The city is famous for its lace and embroideries.


Malaita
Volcanic island, Solomon Islands, SW Pacific Ocean. Located northeast of Guadalcanal, it is about 115 mi (185 km) long and 22 mi (35 km) across at its widest point, and has an area of 1,870 sq mi (4,843 sq km). It is mountainous and covered with dense forests, and its interior has not yet been extensively explored.


Malays
Members of an ethnic group that probably originated in Borneo and expanded into Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. They constitute more than half the population of Peninsular Malaysia. They are mainly a rural people, growing rice for food and rubber as a cash crop. Heavily influenced by India, they were Hinduized before converting to Islam in the 15th cent. Their culture has also been influenced by the cultures of the Siamese, Javanese, and Sumatrans. Malay society has traditionally been somewhat feudal; class distinctions are still marked, and marriages have traditionally been arranged by parents and are governed by Islamic law.


Malaysia
Country, S.E. Asia. It is composed of two regions--Peninsular or W. Malaysia and E. Malaysia--separated by 400 mi (650 km) of the S. China Sea. W. Malaysia occupies the S half of the Malay Peninsula, and is bordered on the north by Thailand. E. Malaysia occupies the NW part of the island of Borneo and consists of the states of Sarawak and Sabah. Area: 127,584 sq mi (330,442 sq km). Population (1997 est.): 21,770,000. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Because it lies on the heavily traveled Strait of Malacca, the country's population is a very diverse mix, in which ethnic Malays and Chinese form the largest groups. Smaller ethnic groups include Indians, Pakistanis, and Tamils. Languages: Malay (official), Chinese, Indo-European languages. Religions: Islam (official), Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Hinduism. Currency: ringgit. W. Malaysia is largely mountainous; E. Malaysia has coastal plains rising to hills and then to a mountainous core. Much of Malaysia is covered by rain forest. Tree crops, notably rubber and palm oil, are the country's most important cash crops; rice is the chief staple crop. Petroleum drilling and production and tin mining are important, as is the manufacture of rubber goods, cement, and iron and steel products. It is a constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses; the chief of state is the ...

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