What are the Major Ethnic Groups of Malaysia?

Malaysia is a Southeastern Asian country that is multiracial, with many different ethnic groups living in the country. These include Malays, Chinese, Indians, and other indigenous Bumiputra groups.

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Malaysia's Information

Land Area	328,657 km²
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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Largest Cities	Kota Bharu (1,459,994) Kuala Lumpur (1,453,975) Klang (879,867) Kampung Baru Subang (833,571) Johor Bahru (802,489) Subang Jaya (708,296) Ipoh (673,318) Kuching (570,407) Petaling Jaya (520,698) Shah Alam (481,654) View all cities in Malaysia

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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.)
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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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