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Malaysia
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Malaysia
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Capital

Kuala Lumpur
Putrajaya (Administrative)

Major Cities

Shah Alam, Georgetown, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Muar

Languages

Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia

Area

329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi}

Population

28,334,135

Time Zone

MST (UTC+8)

Ethnic Groups

Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)

Demonym

Malaysian

Government

Federal Constitutional Elective Monarchy and Federal Parliamentary Democracy

Independence

31 August 1957 (Malaya Independence)
16 September 1963 (Malaysia Day)

GDP

2013 estimate - Total $340.002 billion
- Per capita $12,243

Currency

Malaysian Ringgit (RM)

HDI

0.769

Anthem

Negaraku (My Country)

The country of Malaysia comprises Peninsular Malaysia at the west, neighbouring with Thailand and Singapore, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak at the island of Borneo, neighbouring countries Brunei and Kalimantan, Indonesia.

As Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia are the neighbour country of Malaysia, all these countries understood the Malay language. Only in Malaysia, the Malay language is known as Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian Language) as the national language.

There are 13 states and three federal territories in Malaysia, each with their own flags and state anthems. The states are Perlis, Perak, Penang, Kedah, Selangor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak. While the federal territories are Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, which also serve as the administrative capital.

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