Malaysia March 11, 2020 ANASE , archipelago , ASEAN , Asia , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , Borneo , British Commonwealth , caoutchouc , China Sea , Commonwealth , FPEG , Gas Exporting Countries Forum , George Town , Indian Ocean , islam , islands , Johor Bahru , Klang Valley , Kuala Lumpur , Malacca , Malaysia , MH 370 , MH370 , monarchy , Pacific Ocean , péninsule Malaise , Petronas towers , religion , South China Sea , Southeast Asia , Strait of Malacca , tourism , vol MH370 Official name Malaysia Name in local language Kerajaan Malaysia (ms) Continent Asia Subcontinent Southeast Asia Population (ranking: 46e ) 32,549,402 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 1.13 % / year Area 330,345 km² Density 98.53 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 38e )354.348 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 11,239 $USD (2018) GDP growth 4.70 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 76.00 years (2018) Birth rate 16.60 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 2.00 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 5.00 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 6.20 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 98.42 % (2015) Official languages Malay Currency Ringgit (MYR) HDI (ranking: 86e )0.804 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )59.22 (2018) Government Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy Head of State King Abdullah Shah National Day 31 August (independence of 1957) ISO Codes MY, MYS Demonym Malaysian Tourists (ranking ) 25,948,000 people (2017)
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian state, consisting of Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia (major part of the Malay Peninsula) and East Malaysia (North Borneo). It shares borders with Thailand to the north, Singapore to the south, Indonesia and Brunei on the island of Borneo.
Petronas Towers (452 m), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Overwater villas, Malaysia Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Kuala Lumpur 8,178,330 inhabitants George Town (Penang) 2,412,586 inhabitants Johor Bahru 2,400,520 inhabitants Ipoh 1,499,009 inhabitants Malacca 901,700 inhabitants Kota Kinabalu 877,889 inhabitants Seremban 806,920 inhabitants Kuching 684,112 inhabitants Kuantan 607,778 inhabitants Alor Setar 605,523 inhabitants Kuala Terengganu 586,317 inhabitants Kota Bahru 577,301 inhabitants Sandakan 501,195 inhabitants Batu Pahat (Bandar Penggaram) 417,458 inhabitants Kluang 397,825 inhabitants Tawau 397,673 inhabitants Bintulu 300,994 inhabitants Miri 300,543 inhabitants Sibu 247,995 inhabitants Taiping 220,589 inhabitants
Administrative divisions States and Federal Territories Population Area Johor 3,655,100 inhabitants 19,016 km² Kedah 2,120,700 inhabitants 9,425 km² Kelantan 1,797,200 inhabitants 15,105 km² Kuala Lumpur (Territoire fédéral) 1,787,200 inhabitants 243 km² Labuan (Territoire fédéral) 97,800 inhabitants 92 km² Malacca 901,700 inhabitants 1,652 km² Negeri Sembilan 1,099,700 inhabitants 6,657 km² Pahang 1,628,100 inhabitants 35,965 km² Penang 1,719,300 inhabitants 1,031 km² Perak 2,483,000 inhabitants 21,038 km² Perlis 251,000 inhabitants 795 km² Putrajaya (Territoire fédéral) 88,300 inhabitants 49 km² Sabah 3,813,200 inhabitants 73,902 km² Sarawak 2,741,000 inhabitants 124,450 km² Selangor 6,298,400 inhabitants 7,930 km² Terengganu 1,183,900 inhabitants 12,974 km²
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