Malaysia is a Southeast-Asian federation with diversified electronics manufacturing, Islamic-finance leadership, and an ambitious national AI and digital-economy roadmap.
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
The capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia.
Word: Petronas
Meaning: twin towers
Basic Information
Capital City: Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia
Population: 35,977,838 (UN)
Area: 329,750 km² / 204,897 sq mi
People are called: Malaysians
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
13 states (negeri-negeri)and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with 3 components States/h3>
States/h3>- Johor
- Kedah
- Kelantan
- Melaka
- Negeri Sembilan
- Pahang
- Perak
- Perlis
- Pulau Pinang
- Sabah
- Sarawak
- Selangor
- Terengganu
federal territory with 3 components- Kuala Lumpur
- Labuan
- and Putrajaya
- Kuala Lumpur
- Labuan
- and Putrajaya
Geography
Latitude: 2° 30' N
Longitude: 112° 30' E
Geographical Subregion: South Eastern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Climate
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 26 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 566 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 12 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.513 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 67 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.819
Mean Years of Schooling: 11.1
Expected Years of Schooling: 12.7
Life Expectancy at Birth: 76.7 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim official
Second Most Predominant: Buddhist
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: 20 Years
Physical Punishment: Flogging
International Memberships
OPEC+
Technical Information
TLD: .my
Calling Code: +60
MapGeo Name: Malaysia
MapGeo Code: MY