Malaysia Facts

Name: Malaysia
Capital City: Kuala Lumpur (1,627,172 pop.)
(7,239,871 metro)
Malaysia Population: 29,628,392 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Ringgit (MYR)
(conversion rates)

10 Ringgit
Ethnicity: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8%
GDP total: $307.2 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $16,900 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
Largest Cities: (by population) Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Kuching, Kuala Terengganu
Name: From the Sanskrit Malaiur meaning "land of mountains"
National Day: August 31
Religion: Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8%
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