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Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. As of July 2011, the estimated population of Malaysia is over 28 million with 21.08 births/1,000 population. The country has recorded a healthy birth rate with over half a million babies were born in year 2009, an increase of 3.9% from 2008.

The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, fondly known as KLCC. Designed to be a "city within a city", this 40 hectare (100-acre) site includes the KLCC park and PETRONAS Twin Towers to lend a prestigious address to the Kuala Lumpur.