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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 | |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Malaysian |
Government | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic |
Ibrahim Iskandar | |
Anwar Ibrahim | |
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Fadillah Yusof | |
• Chief Justice | Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat |
Legislature | Parliament of Malaysia |
Dewan Negara | |
Dewan Rakyat | |
Formation | |
c. 680 | |
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.