Country Name

Malaysia

329,750 sq km

26.2 Million (2005 est.)

Kuala Lumpur
note: Putrajaya is referred to as the administrative capital

Tropical;
annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons

Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 24%, Indian 8%, others 10%

Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh;
note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia

Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese dialects, English, Tamil, indigenous dialects

Constitutional Monarchy

Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail

Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Independence

31 August 1957 (from UK)

RM789.64 billion (2003 est.)

RM34,200 (2003 est.)

4%

Industries;
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 product;
Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber, pepper; timber

Singapore, Japan, USA