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Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan
Administration
Full nameNegeri Sembilan
Official nameNegeri Sembilan Darul Khusus
Settlement typeState
AnthemBerkatlah Yang DiPertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan
Government
CapitalSeremban
TypeConstitutional elective monarchy
Yang di-Pertuan BesarTuanku Muhriz
Menteri BesarMohamad Hassan (BN)
Geography
Total Area2580.8 sq mi (6686 km2)
Demography
Total Population997071 (2010)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Human Development Index
HDI (2010)0.739 (high) (5th)
Other information
Postal code70xxx to 73xxx
Area code06
Vehicle registrationN
Federated into FMS1895
Japanese occupation1942
Accession into Federation of Malaya1948

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Negeri Sembilan, is one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia. It is located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and is bordered in the north by Selangor, in the east by Pahang and in the south by Malacca and Johor.

The name is believed to derive from the nine districts or negara (now known as luak) settled by the Minangkabau, a people originally from West Sumatra (in present-day Indonesia). Minangkabau features are still visible today in traditional architecture and the dialect of Malay spoken.

Unlike the hereditary monarchs of the other royal Malay states, the ruler of Negeri Sembilan is known as Yang di-Pertuan Besar instead of Sultan. The election of the Ruler is also unique whereby he is selected by the council of Undangs who lead the four biggest districts of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol, and Rembau, making it one of the more democratic monarchies.

The capital of Negeri Sembilan is Seremban. The royal capital is Seri Menanti in the district of Kuala Pilah. Other important towns are Port Dickson and Nilai.

The Arabic honorific title of the state is 'Darul Khusus' ("the Special Abode").

The ethnic composition in 2005 was:Malay (497,896 or 54.96%), Chinese (220,141 or 24.3%), Indian (137,588 or 15.18%), Other (50,267 or 5.54%).


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