 | Kedah Darul Aman is situated at the North-Western corner of Peninsular Malaysia and covers an area of over 9,400 square kilometres.
| It is the fourth largest state in Malaysia by population and has a western coastline fronting the Straits of Malacca.
| Kedah's population of approximately 1.3 million, 71.8 percent are Malays.The chinese make up 18.6 per cent, while Indians comprise 7.79 percent.
| Except for some hilly areas around Gunung Jerai (Kedah Peak), it is covered largely by flat terrain.
| It is also divided into 11 administrative regions or districts, namely Baling, Bandar Bharu, Kota Setar, Kuala Muda, Kubang Pasu, Kulim, Pulau Langkawi, Padang Terap, Sik, Yan and Pendang.
| The state is the largest rice producer in the country, with over a third of the nation's supply coming from its rice fields.
| Today, industrialization is the main development thrust in the state's economy and the manufacturing sector is ranked as the fastest growing sector in Kedah.
| Alor Setar, the state capital, is 97 kilometres from Penang port while the major industrial centres are only 25 - 35 kilometres away.
| The Northern region is part of the Northern GrowthTriangle comprising Northern Malaysia, North Sumatra and South Thailand.
| The advent of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle will benefit industrial sectors like electrical and electronic, rubber, wood-based product, food industries, fabricated metal and light engineering industries.
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