Flag Coat of arms State motto: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti State anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku

Capital Kuching Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin  - Ketua Menteri Abdul Taib Mahmud History    - Brunei Sultanate 19th century   - Brooke dynasty 1841   - Japanese occupation 1941-1945   - British control 1946   - Accession into Malaysia 1963  Area  - Total 124,450 km? Population  - 2006 estimate 2,357,500  - Density 19.1/km? HDI  (2000) 0.757 (medium) National calling code 082a 083b 084c 085d 086e National postal code 93xxx to 98xxx License plate prefix QA & QK1 QB? QC? QL4 QM5 QP6 QR7 QS8 QT9 QSG10 Website: http://www.sarawak.gov.my a For Kuching & Serian b For Sri Aman c For Sarikei & Sibu d For Lawas, Limbang & Miri e For Bintulu 1 Kuching ? Sri Aman ? Kota Samarahan 4 Limbang 5 Miri 6 Kapit 7 Sarikei 8 Sibu 9 Bintulu 10 Sarawak State Government vehicle Sarawak (Jawi: ?????) is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang (?Land of the Hornbills?), it is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia; the second largest, Sabah, lies to the northeast. The administrative capital is Kuching which has a population of 579,900 (2006 census; Kuching City South - 143,500; Kuching City North - 133,600; Padawan- 3rd Mile/ 7th Mile/ 10th Mile - 302,800). The name Kuching literally means ?cat? (kucing). Major cities and towns also include Sibu (pop. 254,000), Miri (pop. 263,000) and Bintulu (pop. 176,800). As of last census (Dec 31, 2006), the state population was 2,357,500. For more details about the population see Demographics of Malaysia, though it is interesting to note that Sarawak is, like Sabah to the north, a multicultural state, with no ethnic majority.