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Capital Malaysia : |
Kuala Lumpur .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Malaysia :
| Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km .
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| Climate Malaysia :
| tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons .
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| Life expectancy Malaysia :
| 71.95 years .
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| Fertility rate Malaysia :
| 3.1 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Malaysia :
| constitutional monarchy .
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| Population Malaysia :
| 23,522,482 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Malaysia :
| 329,750 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Malaysia :
| 4,571,600 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Malaysia :
| 11,124,100 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Malaysia :
| 60.
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| Current account balance Malaysia :
| $13.38 billion (2003) |
| HIV Malaysia :
| 0.4% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Malaysia :
| 8% (1998 est.) |
| Literacy Malaysia :
| 88,70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Malaysia :
| 1,40% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Malaysia :
| 39.2% (2003 est.) |
| Inflation Malaysia :
| 1.1% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Malaysia :
| 3.6% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Malaysia :
| 8,692,100 (2003) |
| Location Malaysia :
| Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| Geographic Coordinates Malaysia :
| 2 30 N, 112 30 E |
| Religion Malaysia :
| Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia |
| Administrative region Malaysia :
| 13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) and 3 federal territories* (wilayah-wilayah persekutuan, singular - wilayah persekutuan); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Labuan*, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Putrajaya*, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu, Wilayah Persekutuan* |
| Terrain Malaysia :
| coastal plains rising to hills and mountains |
| Elevation extremes lowest Malaysia :
| Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Malaysia :
| Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m |
| Natural resources Malaysia :
| tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
| Land use arable land Malaysia :
| 5,48% |
| Land use permanentcrops Malaysia :
| 17,61% |
| Irrigated land Malaysia :
| 3,650 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Malaysia :
| flooding, landslides, forest fires |
| Environment current issues Malaysia :
| air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires |
| Geography note Malaysia :
| strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |
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