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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Malaysia's Information

Land Area | 328,657 km2 |
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Water Area | 1,190 km2 |
Total Area | 329,847km2 (#66) |
Population | 30,949,962 (#41) |
Population Density | 94.17/km2 |
Government Type | Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
GDP (PPP) | $863.00 Billion |
GDP Per Capita | 27,200$ |
Currency | Ringgit (MYR) |
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.