| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Total Area |
127,317.19 sq mi
329,750.00 sq km
(slightly larger than New Mexico) |
| Population |
21,793,293 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
43,122,397 |
| Languages |
Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai;
note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan |
| Literacy |
83.5% total, 89.1% male, 78.1% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism;
note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia |
| Life Expectancy |
68.22 male, 73.63 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional monarchy |
| Currency |
1 ringgit (M$) = 100 sen |
| GDP (per capita) |
$10,700 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber;
Sabah - logging, petroleum production;
Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging |
| Agriculture |
Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, rice;
Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice;
Sarawak - rubber, pepper; timber |
| Arable Land |
3% |
| Natural Resources |
tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
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