 Federation
of MalaysiaFacts and Figures
 Location
Southeastern Asia
Bordered By Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei
Area 127,316 sq mi (329,749 sq km)
Highest Point Gunung
Kinabalu; 13,455 ft (4,101 m)
Lowest Point sea level along the coasts
Natural Resources tin,
petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
Nationality Malaysian
Population (July 2009 est) 25,715,819
Largest Cities Kuala Lumpur
Ethnic Groups Malay, Chinese,
indigenous, Indian
Religions Muslim, Buddhist, Christian,
Hindu, Confucianism, Taosim
Languages Bahasa Malaysia (official),
English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
Capital Kuala Lumpur
Present Constitution Adopted August 31, 1957
Form of Government constitutional monarchy
Chief of State King-Sultan Mizan Zainal
Abidin (since December 13, 2006)
Head of Government Prime Minister Mohamed Najib
bin Abdul Razak (since April 3, 2009)
Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the Prime Minister
Legislature bicameral Parliament (Parlimen)
Judiciary Federal Court, Court of Appeal, High
Court of Malaya on Peninsula Malaysia, High Court of
Sabah and Sarawak in States of Borneo
Local Administration 13 states (negeri) and one
federal territory (wilayah persekutuan)
Currency Ringgit
Per Capita Income $15,300
Industries rubber and oil palm
processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing,
electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber
processing, petroleum production and refining,
agriculture processing
Agricultural Products rubber, palm oil,
cocoa, rice, timber, coconuts, pepper
Export Commodities electronic equipment,
petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood
products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals
Import Commodities electronics,
machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron
and steel products, chemicals
 Independence
Achieved August 13, 1957
From Great Britain
National Holiday Independence
Day/Malaysia Day; August 31
Flag 14 equal horizontal stripes of red
alternating with white; a blue rectangle in the
upper-hoist crner bears a yellow crescent and a yellow
14-pointed star (traditional symbols of Islam)
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