Malaysia
Country in Southeast Asia
Also known as Federation of Malaysia · Malaysia Federation
- Capital
- Population
- 34.2M(2025)
- , 32.4M(2020)
- , 31.6M(2017)
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Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
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- Area
- 330,803 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $406B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $373B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $406B(2022)
- Currency
- Official language
- Head of state
- Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor(since 2024)
- , Syed Putra of Perlis(1963–1965)
- , Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu(1965–1970)
- +12 more
- Head of government
- Anwar Ibrahim(since 2022)
- , Tunku Abdul Rahman(1963–1970)
- , Abdul Razak Hussein(1970–1976)
- +7 more
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
872 statements · 30% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Emergency phone number
- 999 has use: emergency medical services, fire department
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-03
- 999 has use: emergency medical services, fire department
- Electrical plug type
- BS 1363
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- BS 1363
- Ethnic group
- Malays(2010) proportion: 0.501
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- Malaysian Chinese(2010) proportion: 0.226
1
- Orang Asli(2010) proportion: 0.118
1
- Indian Malaysians(2010) proportion: 0.067
1
- Arab Malaysians(2010) proportion: 0.23
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- Africans in Malaysia(2010) proportion: 0.228
1
- Javanese(2010) proportion: 0.24
1
- Sundanese people(2010) proportion: 0.237
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- Minangkabau(2010) proportion: 0.19
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- Kerinci people(2010) proportion: 0.18
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- Malays(2010) proportion: 0.501
- Gini coefficient
- 46.2(2009)
- Has characteristic
- partly free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Diplomatic relation
- Canada statement is subject of: Canada–Malaysia relations
- Germany statement is subject of: Germany–Malaysia relations
- Australia statement is subject of: Australia–Malaysia relations
- Indonesia statement is subject of: Indonesia–Malaysia relations
- Singapore statement is subject of: Malaysia–Singapore relations
- Holy See statement is subject of: Holy See–Malaysia relations
- Saudi Arabia statement is subject of: Malaysia–Saudi Arabia relations
- Belarus statement is subject of: Belarus–Malaysia relations
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- Ukraine(since 1992) statement is subject of: Malaysia–Ukraine relations
- Laos statement is subject of: Laos–Malaysia relations
- North Korea(since 1973) statement is subject of: North Korea–Malaysia relations
- Mauritius statement is subject of: Malaysia–Mauritius relations
- Namibia statement is subject of: Malaysia–Namibia relations
- Nigeria statement is subject of: Malaysia–Nigeria relations
- Uganda statement is subject of: Malaysia–Uganda relations
- Sudan statement is subject of: Malaysia–Sudan relations
- Palestine statement is subject of: Malaysia–Palestine relations
- United Kingdom statement is subject of: Malaysia–United Kingdom relations
- Soviet Union statement is subject of: Malaysia–Soviet Union relations
- Norway statement is subject of: Malaysia–Norway relations
- Romania statement is subject of: Malaysia–Romania relations
- South Africa statement is subject of: Malaysia–South Africa relations
- Uzbekistan statement is subject of: Malaysia–Uzbekistan relations
- Spain statement is subject of: Malaysia–Spain relations
- Sweden statement is subject of: Malaysia–Sweden relations
- Switzerland statement is subject of: Malaysia–Switzerland relations
- Peru statement is subject of: Malaysia–Peru relations
- Turkey statement is subject of: Malaysia–Turkey relations
- European Union statement is subject of: Malaysia–European Union relations
- Netherlands statement is subject of: Malaysia–Netherlands relations
- New Zealand statement is subject of: Malaysia–New Zealand relations
- Solomon Islands statement is subject of: Malaysia–Solomon Islands relations
- Venezuela statement is subject of: Malaysia–Venezuela relations
- Yemen statement is subject of: Malaysia–Yemen relations
- Maldives statement is subject of: Malaysia–Maldives relations
- Belgium statement is subject of: Belgium–Malaysia relations
- Brunei statement is subject of: Brunei–Malaysia relations
- Colombia statement is subject of: Colombia–Malaysia relations
- Chile statement is subject of: Chile–Malaysia relations
- Cuba statement is subject of: Cuba–Malaysia relations
- Denmark statement is subject of: Denmark–Malaysia relations
- Kenya statement is subject of: Kenya–Malaysia relations
- Kosovo statement is subject of: Kosovo–Malaysia relations
- Malawi statement is subject of: Malawi–Malaysia relations
- Finland statement is subject of: Finland–Malaysia relations
- Hungary statement is subject of: Hungary–Malaysia relations
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–Malaysia relations
- Jamaica statement is subject of: Jamaica–Malaysia relations
- France statement is subject of: France–Malaysia relations
- Timor-Leste statement is subject of: East Timor–Malaysia relations
- Kazakhstan statement is subject of: Kazakhstan–Malaysia relations
- Cambodia statement is subject of: Cambodia–Malaysia relations
- Azerbaijan statement is subject of: Azerbaijan–Malaysia relations
- Bosnia and Herzegovina statement is subject of: Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations
- Egypt statement is subject of: Egypt–Malaysia relations
- Czech Republic statement is subject of: Czech Republic–Malaysia relations
- Lithuania statement is subject of: Lithuania–Malaysia relations
- Ecuador statement is subject of: Ecuador–Malaysia relations
- Jordan statement is subject of: Jordan–Malaysia relations
- Kuwait statement is subject of: Kuwait–Malaysia relations
- Demonym
- Malaysian
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- maláj
- Malaiziano
- Malaysiyänan
- ماليزي applies to part: masculine
- ماليزية applies to part: feminine
- ماليزيون applies to part: plural
- малайзиец applies to part: masculine
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- малайзийка applies to part: feminine
- малайзийцы applies to part: plural
- מלזי applies to part: masculine
- מלזית applies to part: feminine
- malaysieni applies to part: plural
- malaysian applies to part: masculine
- malaysiană applies to part: feminine
- মালয়েশীয়
- malaysiano applies to part: masculine singular
- malaysiani applies to part: masculine plural
- malaisian
- மலேசியர்
- malasiu applies to part: masculine singular
- malasia applies to part: feminine singular
- malasies applies to part: feminine plural
- malasios applies to part: masculine plural
- malaysiana applies to part: feminine singular
- malaysiane applies to part: feminine plural
- malaysier
- malaisi applies to part: masculine singular
- malàisia applies to part: feminine singular
- orang Malaysia
- malaisien applies to part: masculine singular
- malaisienne applies to part: feminine singular
- malaisiens applies to part: masculine plural
- malaisiennes applies to part: feminine plural
- Malaisienne applies to part: feminine singular
- Malaise applies to part: feminine singular
- Malaisien applies to part: masculine singular
- Malais applies to part: masculine singular
- małaizian applies to part: masculine singular
- małaiziana applies to part: feminine singular
- małaiziane applies to part: feminine plural
- małaiyziani applies to part: masculine plural
- Malezyjczyk applies to part: masculine singular
- Malezyjka applies to part: feminine singular
- Malajziano
- malayo applies to part: masculine singular
- malaya applies to part: feminine singular
- ماليزي applies to part: masculine singular
- ماليزية applies to part: feminine singular
- ماليزيين applies to part: masculine plural
- ماليزيات applies to part: feminine plural
- Malezijec applies to part: masculine singular
- Malezijka applies to part: feminine singular
- Malaeisiach
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- Malaysian
- Compulsory education (maximum age)
- 12 years old
- Geoshape
- Data:Malaysia.map
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 7.3797°N, 117.2346°E
- Total fertility rate
- 1.76(2021)
- 1.944(2014)
- 1.956(2013)
- 1.968(2012)
- 1.982(2011)
- 1.998(2010)
- 2.021(2009)
- 2.051(2008)
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- 2.093(2007)
- 2.146(2006)
- 2.217(2005)
- 2.307(2004)
- 2.418(2003)
- 2.545(2002)
- 2.683(2001)
- 2.825(2000)
- 2.961(1999)
- Compulsory education (minimum age)
- 6 years old
- Shares border with
- Thailand statement is subject of: Malaysia–Thailand border
- Brunei statement is subject of: Brunei–Malaysia border
- Indonesia statement is subject of: Indonesia–Malaysia border
- Singapore statement is subject of: Malaysia–Singapore border
- Philippines statement is subject of: Malaysia–Philippines border
- Marriageable age
- 21 years old applies to part: all genders
- Age of majority
- 18 years old
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1963) replaces: Federation of Malaya
- ASEAN(since 1967)
- Commonwealth of Nations(since 1957)
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Sources- 1.thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/malaysiaRetrieved 2022-10-21
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(since 1989)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(since 1969)
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- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1958)
- International Development Association(since 1960)
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- International Finance Corporation(since 1958)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 1991)
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 1966)
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank(since 1966)
- Interpol(since 1961)
2
Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Asia-South-Pacific/MALAYSIARetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 2000)
2
Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/malaysiaRetrieved 2022-10-29
- International Hydrographic Organization(since 1975)
1
Sources- 1.iho.int/srv1/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=452&lang=enRetrieved 2017-12-08
- UNESCO(since 1958)
- Group on Earth Observations(since 2005)
- Universal Postal Union(since 1958)
2
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=186Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1958)
1
- International Civil Defence Organisation(since 2010)
1
Sources- 1.icdo.org/who-we-are/members/member-states.htmlRetrieved 2020-05-11
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1958)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- World Customs Organization(since 1964)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Unemployment rate
- 2%(2014)
- Vehicle registration plate code
- MAL(since 1967)
- Mains voltage
- 240 V frequency: 50 Hz
1
Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 240 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Life expectancy
- 75.3 years(2016)
- 76 years(2022)
- 75 years(2021)
- 76 years(2020)
- 76 years(2019)
- 75.143 years(2015)
- 74.976 years(2014)
- 74.797 years(2013)
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- 74.606 years(2012)
- 74.408 years(2011)
- 74.21 years(2010)
- 74.022 years(2009)
- 73.852 years(2008)
- 73.704 years(2007)
- 73.577 years(2006)
- 73.463 years(2005)
- 73.356 years(2004)
- 73.242 years(2003)
- 73.113 years(2002)
- 72.966 years(2001)
- 72.8 years(2000)
- 72.616 years(1999)
- Highest point
- Mount Kinabalu elevation: 4,096 m
- Short name
- MYS
- MYS
- Number of out-of-school children
- 1,176,190(2015)
- 1,263,297(2014)
- 1,226,266(2013)
- 1,114,209(2012)
- 1,249,224(2011)
- 1,116,239(2010)
- 1,146,895(2009)
- 1,122,173(2008)
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- 1,103,031(2007)
- 1,096,424(2006)
- 849,998(2005)
- 704,703(2004)
- 821,019(2003)
- 1,035,767(2002)
- 963,089(2001)
- 1,192,921(2000)
- 1,260,409(1999)
- Lowest point
- Indian Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Motto text
- Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu
- برسکوتو برتمبه موتو
- Unity Is Strength
- Единството е сила
- Truly Asia
- Mae Undod yn Gryfder
- Language used
- English speakers: 380,000 · has characteristic: first language
1
- English speakers: 7,000,000 · has characteristic: second language
1
- Standard Malay
- colloquial Malay
- Cantonese
- Cheq Wong
- Batek
- Standard Chinese
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- Balau
- Bah-Biau Punan
- Laraʼ
- Brunei Bisaya
- Bintulu
- Orang Kanaq
- Bukitan
- Molbog
- Momogun
- Mintil
- Sa'ban
- Kedah-Perak-Perlis-Penang Malay
- Penang Sign Language
- Bookan
- Yue Chinese
- Minriq
- Jah Hut
- Kristang
- Mah Meri
- Daro-Matu
- Biatah
- Jagoi
- Okolod
- Bonggi
- Bukar Sadong
- Papar
- Kadazandusun
- Eastern Kadazan
- Temuan
- Punan Batu
- Gana’
- Remun
- Duano’
- Kiput
- Temiar
- Sabüm
- Ida'an
- Semelai
- Sekapan
- Sebuyau
- Sebop
- Sian
- Seru
- Serudung
- Semnam
- Sembakung
- Semaq Beri
- Selungai Murut
- Ten'edn
- Semai
- Jahai
- Tagol
- English speakers: 380,000 · has characteristic: first language
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 5.6847°N, 98.9372°E located in/on physical feature: Pulau Perak
- Native label
- Malaysia
- ماليزيا
- Malaysia
- Malaysia
- Website
- malaysia.travel/en/us applies to jurisdiction: United States
- malaysia.gov.my language: Malay, English
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 0.8539°N, 110.5761°E
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 5.2329°N, 119.2691°E
- VAT rate
- 6%
- BTI Status Index
- 6.24(2022)
- 6.57(2020)
- 6(2018)
- 6.21(2016)
- 6.35(2014)
- 6.13(2012)
- 6.18(2010)
- 6.36(2008)
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- 6.09(2006)
- BTI Governance Index
- 5.15(2022)
- 5.71(2020)
- 5.2(2018)
- 5.46(2016)
- 5.65(2014)
- 5.7(2012)
- 5.68(2010)
- 5.57(2008)
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- 5.58(2006)
- Democracy Index
- 7.24(2021) ranking: 39 · reason for preferred rank: most recent value
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- 7.19(2020)
1
- 7.24(2021) ranking: 39 · reason for preferred rank: most recent value
- Human Development Index
- 0.803(2021)
- 0.806(2020)
- 0.81(2019)
- 0.807(2018)
- 0.805(2017)
- 0.803(2016)
- 0.797(2015)
- 0.792(2014)
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- 0.785(2013)
- 0.78(2012)
- 0.773(2011)
- 0.769(2010)
- 0.762(2009)
- 0.756(2008)
- 0.747(2007)
- 0.736(2006)
- 0.732(2005)
- 0.735(2004)
- 0.732(2003)
- 0.724(2002)
- 0.722(2001)
- 0.721(2000)
- 0.709(1999)
- 0.703(1998)
- 0.7(1997)
- 0.689(1996)
- 0.679(1995)
- 0.671(1994)
- 0.663(1993)
- 0.656(1992)
- 0.648(1991)
- 0.64(1990)
- Official name
- Malaysia
- Malaysia
- Malaisie
- ماليزيا
- Malezja
- مليسيا
- Malaysia
- ma Malesija
- Happy Planet Index score
- 41.7(2019)
- Male population
- 17M(2022)
- Female population
- 15.7M(2022)
- Urban population
- 22.4M(2020)
- Rural population
- 7,420,200(2020)
- Located in/on physical feature
- Malay Peninsula applies to part: Peninsular Malaysia
- Borneo applies to part: East Malaysia
- Southeast Asia
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- Public holiday
- Hari Merdeka commemorates: independence day · day in year for periodic occurrence: August 31
- Malaysia Day day in year for periodic occurrence: September 16
- Eid al-Fitr
- Eid al-Adha
- Mawlid day in year for periodic occurrence: 12 Rabi I
- Isra and Mi'raj day in year for periodic occurrence: 27 Rajab
- Islamic New Year day in year for periodic occurrence: 1 Muharram
- New Year's Day day in year for periodic occurrence: January 1
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- New Year day in year for periodic occurrence: January 1
- International Workers' Day day in year for periodic occurrence: May 1
- Birth rate
- 15.016(2022)
- 15.24(2021)
- 15.417(2020)
- 15.58(2019)
- Death rate
- 5.443(2022)
- 6.034(2021)
- 5.311(2020)
- 5.253(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 4.2105°N, 101.9758°E
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On other databases
190 identifiers linking Malaysia across the web's reference databases
- ABC News topic IDmalaysia
- AGROVOC IDc_4533
- AIATSIS Place Thesaurus ID30
- Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID2999
- ArchINFORM location ID3013
- Armeniapedia ID12879
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294923586
- Astro Awani topic IDmalaysia
- Australian War Memorial IDPL2716
- BabelNet ID00052955n
- Baidu Tieba name马来西亚
- BBC News topic IDcx1m7zg0523t
- BBC Things ID7eaf9be4-dab2-44b3-951b-8228f76ec0f9
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11945050f
- Biblissima authority IDQ27004
- BIBSYS ID99056428
- Booru tagmalaysia
- British Museum place IDx20995
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDmalaysia
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10024043
- CANTIC ID981058616198106706
- CiNii Research ID1140282266783438976
- CIVICUS Monitor country entrymalaysia
- Climate Policy Radar TopicsQ2171
- CNA topic IDmalaysia
- Comic Vine ID4020-56293
- Curlie IDRegional/Asia/Malaysia/
- Dagens Nyheter topic IDmalaysia
- Data Commons IDcountry/MYS
- Daum Encyclopedia IDb07m1572b
- DBC author ID87097992880745
- DBNL country IDmalei01
- De Agostini IDMalaysia
- Der Spiegel topic IDmalaysia
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--5951
- DR topic IDmalaysia
- EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History IDeconomic-history-of-malaysia
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID147879
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Malaysia
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDmalaisie
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)gy7m4
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)558705
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0017815
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID61047
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ421
- EuroVoc ID1767
- FactGrid item IDQ1059274
- Fandom article IDnaturerules1:Malaysia
- Fandom wiki IDMalaysia
- FAST ID1204590
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)MY
- France 24 topic ID (French)malaisie
- Freebase ID/m/09pmkv
- GACS ID670
- GENC 3-character codeMYS
- GeoNames ID1733045
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)JHeUq9
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000128
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-2424
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Malaysia
- GitHub topicmalaysia
- GND ID4037203-0
- Google News topics IDCAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNRGx3Yld0MkVnSmxiaWdBUAE
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDmalaisia
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0039394
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDMalaysia
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)2168141
- Grove Art Online IDT053398
- Gynopedia IDMalaysia
- Harper's tagmalaysia
- HDS ID003420
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1286029
- IAB code1347
- ICANNWiki page IDMalaysia
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30640
- IdRef ID027400212
- ILO Thesaurus ID131201883
- IMDb keywordmalaysia
- INaturalist place ID7155
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99227
- Interlingual Index IDi83802
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108514
- IOC country codeMAS
- ISNI0000000121775970
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeMY
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeMYS
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code458
- ITU letter codeMLA
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.458
- J9U entity ID987007264941505171