| Kuala Lumpur[a]
Putrajaya (administrative centre)
 3°08′N 101°42′E |
| Largest city | Kuala Lumpur |
| Official language(s) | Bahasa Malaysia[b] |
| Official for some purposes | English[c] |
| Official script | Malay alphabet |
| Ethnic groups | 50.4% Malay
23.7% Chinese
11.0% Indigenous
7.1% Indian
7.8% Other[2] |
| Demonym | Malaysian[3] |
| Government | Federal constitutional elective monarchy and Federal parliamentary democracy |
| - | Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| - | Prime Minister | Najib Tun Razak |
| - | Deputy Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Independence |
| - | From the United Kingdom (Malaya only) | 31 August 1957 |
| - | Federation (with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore[d]) | 16 September 1963 |
| Area |
| - | Total | 329,847 km2 (66th)
127,354 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.3 |
| Population |
| - | 2010[6] census | 27,565,821 |
| - | Density | 83.57/km2 (114th)
216.45/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $414.428 billion[7] |
| - | Per capita | $14,669[7] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $237.959 billion |
| - | Per capita | $8,423 |
| Gini (2002[2]) | 46.1 |
| HDI (2010) |  0.744 (high) (57th) |
| Currency | Ringgit (RM) (MYR) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
| - | Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC+8) |
| Date formats | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Drives on the | Left |
| ISO 3166 code | MY |
| Internet TLD | .my |
| Calling code | +60 | Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia | | | | | | |
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