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Malaysia
  • Malaysia
  • Region : Southeast Asia
  • Capital : Kuala Lumpur
  • Area : 330,345.00 km²
  • Official Language : Malay
  • Population : 31,529,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 365.303
  • GPI Rank : 16
  • GII Rank : 35
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. The land has a total area of 330,345 km² and a total coastline of 4,675 km. This area is approximately 82% of the area of California. The country has 878 partially uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 3 neighbouring countries Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand. The distance between New York City and the Capital Kuala Lumpur is about 15,140 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Malaysia is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.804 Malaysia counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

95.44

Life Expectancy of Males

74.1

Life Expectancy of Females

78.2

Birth Rate

16.8 ‰

Death Rate

5.1 ‰

Passport
Passport of Malaysia
VF : 119 , VOA : 45 MS : 164
Currency : Ringgit (MYR)

1 US Dollar = 4.33 Ringgit
1 Ringgit = 0.23 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP303.63 bn €

Exportations

220.16 bn €

Importations

197.71 bn €

Tourism receipts

18.44 bn €

Unemployment rate

3.3 %

Inflation rate

0.88 %

corruption index

53 (moderate)

Energy consumption

136.9 bn kWh

GDP : 365.303 | GDP(PPP) : 1078.540
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Kuala Lumpur / CapitalKuala Lumpur

1,768,000

KlangSelangor

880,000

Kampung Baru SubangSelangor

834,000

Johor BahruJohor

802,000

IpohPerak

673,000

KuchingSarawak

570,000

Petaling JayaSelangor

521,000

Kota BharuKelantan

491,000

Kota KinabaluSabah

457,000

SandakanSabah

392,000

SerembanNegeri Sembilan

373,000

KuantanPahang

366,000

George TownPenang

300,000

Kuala TerengganuTerengganu

285,000

Sungai PetaniKedah

229,000

MiriSarawak

228,000

TaipingPerak

218,000

Alor SetarKedah

217,000

Bukit MertajamPenang

212,000

MalaccaMelaka

181,000

KluangJohor

170,000

Port DicksonNegeri Sembilan

89,000

CukaiTerengganu

82,000

VictoriaLabuan

74,000

KangarPerlis

64,000

TemerluhPahang

60,000

Kampung Bukit BaharuMelaka

56,000

Putrajaya / seat of governmentPutrajaya

50,000

Kampong Pangkal KalongKelantan

40,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

5% Urban areas

15,565 km²

24% Agricultural areas

78,392 km²

67% Forest

221,936 km²

1% Water areas

1,795 km²

4% Others

12,657 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Malay

58.4 %

Chinese

7.4 %

Tamil

3.9 %

Hakka

3.3 %

Iban

2.8 %

English

1.6 %

Dusun

1.1 %

other

21.5 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

144,403 km

Railways:

1,851 km

Waterways:

7,200 km

Commercial harbors:

1,748

› Airports:

114

Climate
The climate in MalaysiaIn Malaysia, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lesser. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 31 and 33 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 34 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 24°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Malaysia and 12 geographic spots of the countryTsunamis
The climate in Malaysia