Maylasia
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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 | Malay |
| Official script | Malay |
| Recognised languages | English |
| Ethnic groups () |
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| Religion | |
| Demonym | Malaysian |
| Government | Federal dominant-party parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy |
| Muhammad V | |
| Najib Razak | |
| Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | |
| 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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• 2018 estimate
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31,897,000 (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) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$988.99 billion (26th) |
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• Per capita
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$30,430 (41st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$340.000 billion (38th) |
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• Per capita
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$10,430 (62nd) |
| Gini (2009) |
 46.3high |
| HDI (2015) |
 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 Territories
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1,588,750 | |||||||
| 2 | George Town |
 Penang
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708,127 | |||||||
| 3 | Ipoh |
 Perak
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657,892 | |||||||
| 4 | Petaling Jaya |
 Selangor
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613,977 | |||||||
| 5 | Shah Alam |
Selangor
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541,306 | |||||||
| 6 | Iskandar Puteri |
 Johor
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529,074 | |||||||
| 7 | Johor Bahru |
Johor
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497,067 | |||||||
| 8 | Malacca |
 Malacca
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484,885 | |||||||
| 9 | Kota Kinabalu |
 Sabah
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452,058 | |||||||
| 10 | Alor Setar |
 Kedah
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405,523 | |||||||
Coordinates: 2°30′N 112°30′E / 2.500°N 112.500°E
Malaysia 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 in the north and maritime borders with Singapore in the south, Vietnam in the northeast, and Indonesia in the west. 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, with large numbers of endemic species.
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