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 |
22,229,040 (July 2001 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 |
68.48 male, 73.92 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
constitutional monarchy |
Currency |
1 ringgit (M$) = 100 sen |
GDP (per capita) |
$10,300 (2000 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, cocoa, 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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