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Malaysia| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Official name | No authoritative open source found |
| Government type | federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy; note: all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka (Malacca) and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by the federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | Kuala LumpurGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | Sultan IBRAHIM Iskandar (King)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 330,400 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 35,600,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 35,560,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 35,560,000 people |
| Languages | Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, ThaiCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 422,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 11,900 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 76.7–76.8 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 76.82 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 76.66 years |
