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Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country located on a strategic it to global trade and foreign culture.

An early western account of the area is seen in Ptolemy's book Geographia, which  mentions a "Golden Khersonese - Semenanjung Emas" now identify as the Malay Peninsula.

Japanese incasion during World War II ended British domination in Malaysia. The subsequent occupation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak from 1942 to 1945 unleashed nationalism.

A  tough military response was needed to end the insurgency and bring about the establishment of an independent, multi-racial Federation of Malaya on 31 August 1957.

On 22 July 1963, Sarawak was granted self-governance. The following month on 31 August 1963, both North Borneo and Singapore ware also granted self-governance and all states formed Malaysia on 16 September 1963.

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Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo Island. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's Kalimanatan region to the sought.

Kota Kinabalu is the state capital city, the economic center of the state and the seat of the Sabah state government.

The state had a trading relationship with China from the 14th century AD. Sabah came under the influence of the Bruneian Empire in the 14th and 15th centuries while the eastern part of the territory fell under the influence of the Sultanate of Sulu between the 17th and 18th centuries

The state was subsequently acquired by the British-based North Borneo Chartered Company in the 19th century.

During World War II, Sabah was occupied by the Japanese for three years. It become a British Crown Colony in 1946. On 31 August 1963, Sabah was granted self-government by the British. Following this, Sabah became one of the members of the Federation of Malaysia (establish on 16 September 1963) alongside Sarawak, Singapore (expelled in 1965), and the Federation of Malaya (Paninsular Malaysia of West Malaysia).

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Kota Kinabalu formerly known as Jesselton is the state capital of sabah, Malaysia and the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District. It also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah.

The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea.

Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452, 058 according to 2010 census, when the adjacent Penampang and Putatan districts are included, the metro area has a combined population of 628,725

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The 2015 Malaysian Census reported the population of Sabah at 3,543,500 being the most populous state in Malaysia and have the highest non-citizens population at 870,400.

People from Sabah are generally called Sabahans and identify themselves as such. There is an estimate of 42 ethnic groups with over 200 sub-ethnic groups with their own language, culture and beliefs which predicted to be increase more in the future due to high interracial marriage and recent migration.

The three largest indigenous group in Sabah are the Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau and Murut; followed by Bruneian Malays, Suluk and other indigenous, while Chinese makes up the main non-indigenous population