Putrajaya became the third federal territory on February 1, 2001.
In the recent years, efforts were made to forge a common identity for the three federal territories.
In the rest of the federal territory the figure was just 14%.
Rondônia, previously a federal territory, became a state in 1986.
The country was composed of 19 states and 4 federal territories.
Both federal territories are located within the state of Selangor.
A federal territory is an area ruled directly by any central government within a federation.
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories.
Guam is a federal territory ultimately under the complete authority of Congress.
However, there were already a number of settlements within the federal territory when it was created in 1790.