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Est. Population:
30,949,962
Demonym:
Malaysian
Religions:
Muslim (61.3%)
Buddhist (19.8%)
Christian (9.2%)
Hindu (6.3%)
Atheist (0.8%)
Largest City:
Kuala Lumpur (1,588,750)
Other Cities:
George Town (708,127)
Ipoh (657,892)
Shah Alam (641,306)
Petaling Jaya (613,977)
Johor Bahru (497,067)
Region:
Southeastern Asia
Bodies of Water:
South China Sea (North)
Indian Ocean (South)
Total Area:
329,847 km2 (99.6% land, 0.4% water)
Total Land:
2,669 km
Total Coastline:
4,675 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Coastal plains
Hills
Mountains
Highest Point
Gunung Kinabalu (4,100 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Landslides
Forest fires
Type:
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
King Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin
Admin. Divisions
13 States
1 Federal territory
Independence:
31 August 1957 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Tiger
Nat'l Anthem:
Negaraku
GDP Per Capita
$26,200 (USD)
Currency
RM (Ringgit)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = RM (Ringgit)4.11
Internet Code
.my
Telephone Code
+60
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html (Majority of information)
http://bit.ly/1oD7BFP (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 12 November 2016