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I. Social Facts  Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society with a population of 28.3 million, and no fewer than 178 ethnic groups, of which in the 2010 census the total Muslim portion stood at 61.3%, showing an increase from 53.6% in 1980. All Malays and a small number of Indians are Muslim. Buddhists account for 19.8% of the population, showing a decrease from a higher figure of 28% 30 years earlier, and Christians are at 9.2%, up from 6.4% in 1980. Most of the 6.3% of Malaysian India…