Malaysia مليسيا
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Capital	Putrajaya (administrative) 2°56′35″N 101°41′58″E / 2.9430952°N 101.699373°E / 2.9430952; 101.699373 Kuala Lumpur (legislative) 3°8′N 101°41′E / 3.133°N 101.683°E / 3.133; 101.683
Official languages	Malay (also in national language)
	Malay alphabet
Ethnic groups ()	61.8% Malay 21.4% Chinese 6.4% Indian 0.9% Others
Religion	61.5% Islam (official) 19.2% Buddhism 9.2% Christianity 6.3% Hinduism 1.3% Chinese Folk Religion 0.7% Others
Demonym(s)	Malaysian
Government	Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic
• Head of state	Ibrahim Iskandar
• Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
• Deputy Prime Minister	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Fadillah Yusof
• Chief Justice	Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat
Legislature	Parliament of Malaysia
• Upper house	Dewan Negara
• Lower house	Dewan Rakyat
Formation
• Srivijaya Kingdom	c. 680
• Sultanate of Malacca	c. 1400
• Annexation by British	18 August 1880
• Independence from the British	31 August 1957
• Current constitution	3 January 1954
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (54)
• Water (%)	4
Population
• 2023 estimate	33.2 million
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	29,340
HDI (2019)	0.810 very high
ISO 3166 code	MY

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, largest city and the seat of the legislative branch of the federal government. The nearby planned capital of Putrajaya was the administrative capital; which represents the seat of both the executive branch (Cabinet, federal ministries and agencies) and the judicial branch of the federal government. With a population of over 33 million, Malaysia is the world's 43rd-most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia is in Tanjung Piai. In the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries, home to a number of endemic species.