As observed on the physical map above, Malaysia consists of the Peninsular Malaysia, which is part of mainland Southeast Asia, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak (east Malaysia) on the northern edges of the island of Borneo.
ດັ່ງທີ່ໄດ້ເຫັນໃນຄູ່ມືຕົວຈິງຂ້າງເທິງ, ປະເທດມາເລເຊຍປະກອບດ້ວຍເກາະ Peninsular ມາເລເຊຍ, ເຊິ່ງມີຄວາມ ສໍາ ຄັນຕໍ່ອານາເຂດຂອງອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້, ແລະສະພາບຂອງ Sabah ແລະ Sarawak (East Malaysia) ຢູ່ທາງທິດ ເຫນືອ ຂອງເກາະ Borneo.