The flag of Malaysia, also known as
the JalurGemilang (Malay for"Stripes ofGlory"), Federation of the 13 member states and the federal government, while the 14 points of the star represent the unity between theseentities. The crescent represents Islam, the country's official
religion; the blue canton symbolises the unity of the Malaysian
people; the yellow of the star and
crescent is the royal colour ofthe Malay rulers.