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Malaysia
مليسيا
FlagEmblem
Motto
Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu
(English: 'Unity Is Strength')[1]
Anthem
'Negaraku'
Capital
(and largest city)Kuala Lumpur1
3°08′N, 101°42′E
Official languagesMalay
GovernmentFederal constitutional monarchy
- Paramount RulerSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
- Prime MinisterDatuk Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
Independence
- from the UK (Malaya only)August 31, 1957
- Federation (with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore2)September 16, 1963
Area
- Total329,847 km² (67th)
127,355 sq mi
- Water (%)0.3
Population
- Mar. 2007 estimate26,909,000 (44th)
- 2000 census23,953,136
- Density82 /km² (109th)
211 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)2006 estimate
- Total$308.8 billion (pending)
- Per capita$12,700 (pending)
HDI (2006)0.805 (high) (61st)
CurrencyRinggit (RM) (MYR)
Time zoneMST (UTC+8)
- Summer (DST)not observed (UTC+8)
Internet TLD.my
Calling code+60
1 Putrajaya is the primary seat of government.
2 Singapore became an independent country on 9 August 1965.
Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states in Southeast Asia.[2] The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:[3]
Peninsular Malaysia (or West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore. It consists of nine sultana"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Malaysia
مليسيا
FlagEmblem
Motto
Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu
(English: 'Unity Is Strength')[1]
Anthem
'Negaraku'
Capital
(and largest city)Kuala Lumpur1
3°08′N, 101°42′E
Official languagesMalay
GovernmentFederal constitutional monarchy
- Paramount RulerSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
- Prime MinisterDatuk Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
Independence
- from the UK (Malaya only)August 31, 1957
- Federation (with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore2)September 16, 1963
Area
- Total329,847 km² (67th)
127,355 sq mi
- Water (%)0.3
Population
- Mar. 2007 estimate26,909,000 (44th)
- 2000 census23,953,136
- Density82 /km² (109th)
211 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)2006 estimate
- Total$308.8 billion (pending)
- Per capita$12,700 (pending)
HDI (2006)0.805 (high) (61st)
CurrencyRinggit (RM) (MYR)
Time zoneMST (UTC+8)
- Summer (DST)not observed (UTC+8)
Internet TLD.my
Calling code+60
1 Putrajaya is the primary seat of government.
2 Singapore became an independent country on 9 August 1965.
Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states in Southeast Asia.[2] The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:[3]
Peninsular Malaysia (or West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore. It consists of nine sultana"
