Location
Labuan comprises one main island and
six other smaller ones covering an area of 92 sq. km. It is located off the coast of East Malaysia.
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Population
The population of Labuan is about 76,000. |
Climate
Labuan
is a tropical island with warm climate all year round. The average temperature is about 30 degree Celsius.
Click for Labuan Weather Forecast |
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Religion
Islam is the official religion of Malaysia. Nevertheless, freedom of worship is guaranteed.
Places of worship for Muslims, Christians and Buddhists and Hindus are readily available. |
Languages
Bahasa Melayu (Malay) is the national
language. However, English, various Chinese dialects and Tamil are widely spoken. |
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Politics
Labuan is a Federal Territory of
Malaysia, a democratic country based on the parliamentary system. |
Time
Local time: GMT +8 hours
Sunrise: 0600 hours
Sunset: 1830 hours
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Currency
Ringgit Malaysia (RM)
is
the
legal
medium
of
exchange
in
Malaysia.
Traveler''s cheques and
foreign currency can be converted to RM with commercial banks or authorised money changers. (USD1 = RM3.8) |
Telecommunication
Fibre optic cable enabled. Network capacity ? 16,000 lines. Present 10,369
telephone subscribers.
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Healthcare
1 hospital with 109 beds; 13 government doctors and 15 private practitioners. |
Land Use
56% developed. Balance 44% in secondary jungle or swamp |
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Electricity
122 mw (MegaWatt) is generated of which 60 mw is supplied
to Sabah. Daily consumption is rated at 39 mw. This means Labuan has an excess
capacity of 23 mw.
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Water Supply
Present demand rated at 6 million gallons per day (MGD)
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4.2 MGD from Sabah and 2 MGD from Bukit Kuda and Kerupang reservoirs. |
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Education
39 pre-schools; 14 primary schools; 6 secondary schools; 1
Technical school; 1 International school, 1 Industrial Training Institute, 1
Matriculation College and 1 University
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