overview of malaysia

Malaysia

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Motto: "Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu"
"Unity Is Strength" ^[1]

Anthem: Negaraku (My Country)

Malaysia in ASEAN

Capital
Kuala Lumpur^[a]
Putrajaya (administrative centre)
3°08′N 101°42′E

Largest city
Kuala Lumpur

Official language(s)
Bahasa Malaysia^[b]

Vernacular
Malay, English, Mandarin,Cantonese, Tamil

Ethnic groups
50.4% Malay
23.7% Chinese
7.1% Indian
11.0% Indigenous
7.8% Other ^[2]

Demonym
Malaysian^[3]

Government
Federal constitutional elective monarchy and  parliamentary democracy

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Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Mizan Zainal Abidin

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Prime Minister
Najib Tun Razak

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Deputy Prime Minister
Muhyiddin Yassin

Independence

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From the United Kingdom (Malayaonly)
31 August 1957 

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Federation (withSabah, Sarawakand Singapore^[c]
16 September 1963 

Area

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Total
329,847 km² (66th)
127,354 sq mi

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Water (%)
0.3

Population

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2010 estimate
28,250,000^[4] (43rd)

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2000 census
24,821,286 

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Density
85.8/km² (114th)
222.3/sq mi

GDP (PPP)
2010 estimate

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Total
$403.042 billion^[5]

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Per capita
$14,275.371^[5]

GDP (nominal)
2010 estimate

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Total
$213.065 billion^[5]

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Per capita
$7,546.559^[5]

Gini (2002^[2])
46.1 (36)

HDI (2010)
0.744^[6] (high) (57th)

Currency
Ringgit (RM) (MYR)

Time zone
MST (UTC+8)

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Summer (DST)
Not observed (UTC+8)

Date formats
dd-mm-yyyy

Drives on the
Left

Internet TLD
.my

Calling code
+60

^ a. Kuala Lumpur is the capital city and is home to the legislative branch of the Federal government. Putrajayais the primary seat of the federal government where the executive and judicial branches are located.

^ b. The current terminology as per government policy isBahasa Malaysia (literally Malaysian language)^[7] but legislation continues to refer to the official language as Bahasa Melayu (literally Malay language). English may continue to be used for some official purposes under the National Language Act 1967.

^ c. Singapore became an independent country on 9 August 1965