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Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur Population: 24,385,858 The Geography of Malaysia Total Size: 329,750 square km Size Comparison: slightly larger than New Mexico Geographical Coordinates: 2 30 N, 112 30 E World Region: Southeast Asia General Terrain: coastal plains rising to hills and mountains Geographical Low Point: Indian Ocean 0 m Geographical High Point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m Climate: tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons The People of Malaysia Type of Government: constitutional monarchy Languages Spoken: Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai Independence: 31 August 1957 (from UK) National Holiday: Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957) Nationality: Malaysian(s) Religions: Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia Economy of Malaysia Major Industries: Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging Agricultural Products: Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber, pepper, timber Natural Resources: tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite Major Exports: electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals Major Imports: electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals Currency: ringgit (MYR) National GDP: $290,200,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $147,100,000,000 Brief History of Malaysia: During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965. Back to Geography Home Page

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