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Friday, 16 March 2007 |
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| Area | 329,847 sq km | | Population | 26,888,000 Million (2006 est.) | | Capital City | Kuala Lumpur
note: Putrajaya is referred to as the administrative capital | | Climate | Tropical;
annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons | | People | Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 24%, Indian 8%, others 10% | | Religion | Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh;
note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia | | Language | Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese dialects, English, Tamil, indigenous dialects | | Government | Constitutional Monarchy | | Head of State | Duli Yang Maha Mulia Al Wathiqu Billah, Al-Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj | | Head of Government: | Prime Minister Dato' Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | | Currency | Ringgit Malaysia (RM) | | GDP | RM451 billion (2006 est.) | | GDP per capita | RM14,200 (2006 est.) | | Major Industries | 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 |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 March 2007 )
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