The rivers provide efficient passage for resources such as timber and other agricultural goods to reach international deep-water ports for export. These connect the population living in the interior and along the coast and function like the roads and rails of Peninsular Malaysia. There are 35 gazetted rivers with a collective length of about 5,000 km, of which approximately 3,300 km are navigable. Sarawak has an extensive network of navigable rivers that form an inland waterway transport system. As of May 2022, the Sarawak section was 82% completed, and is projected to finish by 2028. The project includes the upgrading of roads from a two-lane single carriageway to a four-lane dual carriageway, modern bridges, rest and service areas, designated lay-bys, and interchanges. The Pan-Borneo highway under construction will be the main road system connecting Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan. The Malaysian section (2,083 km) of the Pan Borneo Highway connecting Sarawak (1,077 km) to Sabah (through Brunei) is part of the 5,324km Trans-Borneo Highway. Sarawak is one of the mega-diversity regions in the world. The Sarawak coastline is about 1,035 kilometers long, with its coastal marine habitats consisting of sandy beaches, mudflats, and rocky shores. Existing road infrastructure mostly connect the towns along the coast. 50% of the roads in Sabah and 30% in Sarawak are gravel or earth roads. The road network in Sarawak is under-developed. The population density is 95.7 persons per sq km in Peninsular Malaysia, 0.04 in Sarawak and 0.01 in Sabah. It is the fourth most populous after Selangor, Perak and Sabah (3.8 million).Ĥ6% of the population in East Malaysia live widely scattered in the rural areas compared to 20% in Peninsular Malaysia and the national average of 29%. The Sarawak population in 2020 was 2,560,600 (Sarawak Facts and Figures 2021) or 8.1% of Malaysia (31.6 million in 2016 Malaysian Department of Statistics). Sabah (73,620 km 2) is 22.4% Malaysia, the second in size. It is as large as the whole of West Malaysia minus Negeri Sembilan state (6,658 km 2). Sarawak (124,450 km 2) is 95.3% the size of Peninsular Malaysia (130,590 km 2) or 37.8% Malaysia’s land area. After 59 years, how much do you, the average Malaysian, know about Sarawak? Do share these fun facts with your friends! Sarawak joined North Borneo (Sabah), Singapore, and the Federation of Malaya to form the Federation of Malaysia on 16th September 1963.
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