Malaysian Federation
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Malaysia |
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Motto: "Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu"
"Unity Is Strength" |
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| Capital |
Kuala Lumpur 3°8′N 101°41′E / 3.133°N 101.683°E Putrajaya (administrative) 2°56′35″N 101°41′58″E / 2.9430952°N 101.699373°E |
| Largest city |
Kuala Lumpur 3°8′N 101°41′E / 3.133°N 101.683°E |
| Official languages | Bahasa Malaysia |
| Official script | Malay (Latin) alphabet |
| Recognised languages | English |
| Ethnic groups () |
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| Religion | |
| Demonym | Malaysian |
| Government | Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy |
| Muhammad V | |
| Najib Razak | |
| Md Raus Sharif | |
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• President of the Dewan Negara
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S. Vigneswaran |
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• Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
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Pandikar Amin Mulia |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Dewan Negara | |
| Dewan Rakyat | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
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• Independence of the Federation of Malaya
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31 August 1957 |
| 16 September 1963 | |
| 9 August 1965 | |
| 8 August 1967 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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330,803 km2 (127,724 sq mi) (66th) |
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• Water (%)
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0.3 |
| Population | |
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• 2017 estimate
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31,574,000 (44th) |
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• 2010 census
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28,334,135 |
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• Density
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92/km2 (238.3/sq mi) (116th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate estimate |
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• Total
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$913.593 billion (27th) |
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• Per capita
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$28,490 (50th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate estimate |
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• Total
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$344.848 billion (35th) |
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• Per capita
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$10,756 (65th) |
| Gini (2009) |
 46.2high · 36th |
| HDI (2016) |
 0.789high · 59th |
| Currency | Ringgit (RM) (MYR) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
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• Summer (DST)
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not observed (UTC+8) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Drives on the | left |
| Calling code | +60 |
| ISO 3166 code | MY |
| Internet TLD | .my |
| Largest cities of Malaysia (2010) | ||||||||||
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Rank | City | State | Population | ||||||
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur |
 Federal Territory
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1,475,337 | |||||||
| 2 | George Town |
 Penang
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708,127 | |||||||
| 3 | Ipoh |
 Perak
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657,892 | |||||||
| 4 | Shah Alam |
 Selangor
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641,306 | |||||||
| 5 | Petaling Jaya |
Selangor
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613,977 | |||||||
| 6 | Johor Bahru |
 Johor
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497,067 | |||||||
| 7 | Melaka |
 Melaka
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484,885 | |||||||
| 8 | Kota Kinabalu |
 Sabah
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452,058 | |||||||
| 9 | Alor Setar |
 Kedah
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405,523 | |||||||
| 10 | Kuala Terengganu |
 Terengganu
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337,553 | |||||||
Coordinates: 2°30′N 112°30′E / 2.500°N 112.500°E
Malaysia (/məˈleɪʒə/ mə-LAY-zhə or /məˈleɪsiə/ mə-LAY-see-ə; Malaysian pronunciation: [məlejsiə]) is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 330,803 square kilometres (127,720 sq mi) separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. With a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia. Located in the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species.
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