Malaysia, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia

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Malaysia is a country located in the South-eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC+.

Easy learning about Malaysia
Malaysia is located in	South-eastern Asia Asia Continent
Member of	OPEC+
Malaysia has a population of	35,126,298 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Malaysia are called Malaysians
The country’s total area is	329,750 Km² ( 204,897 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	10
Global Peace Index Score	1
Human Development Index (HDI)	Malaysia HDI ranks in position nº 63 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.807 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Malaysia’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 181 countries Malaysia passport ranks in position nº 11 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Malaysia GDP per capita is	$13,145 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Malaysia ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Malaysia EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as High proficiency in English has a score of 566 ranks 26th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	2° 30' N, 112° 30' E Open in Google Maps
Malaysia Capital city	Kuala Lumpur
Neighbouring countries	Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia.
Malaysia Climate	tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Most predominant religion	Muslim (official),
Second most predominant religion	Buddhist,
Currency name & code	Ringgit (MYR)
Internet ccTLD	.my
Malaysia calling code	+60

13 states (negeri-negeri)and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with 3 components

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