Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Malaysian Federal Territories. It is an enclave within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysians fondly refer to the city as KL. Residents of the city are commonly called KLites. The city is home to the tallest twin buildings in the world, the iconic Petronas Twin Towers.
Kuala Lumpur is multi cultural comprising a mixture of indigenous Malay, Chinese, Indian, Eurasians as well as Kadazan, Iban and other indigenous races from East Malaysia. There are also significant Indonesian, Nepalese, Burmese, Thai, Bangladeshi and Vietnamese communities.
