State of the Federation of Malaysia; area
7,956 sq km/3,071 sq mi; population (1980)
1,516,000. It was under British protection
from 1874 and was a Federated State
1895-1946. The capital was transferred to
Shah Alam from Kuala Lumpur 1973. Klang is
the seat of the Sultan and a centre for
rubber-growing and tin-mining; Port Klang
(formerly Port Keland and, in 1971, Port
Swettenham) exports tin.