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
See also
