Malaysia -
Persekutuan Tanah Malaysia
Surface: 330.528 Kmē
Population: 22.229.000 (stime 2001)
Density: 67 ab/Kmē
Government type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Kuala Lumpur (1.235.000 ab.)
Other city: Ipoh 300.000 ab.
Ethnic groups: Malay 47%, Chinese 32%, Indian 8%, Bumiputera 13%
Adjacent countries: Thailand - Brunei - Singapore - Indonesia
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Main Mount Gunong Kinabalu 4101 m
Main River Rajang 560 Km Pahang 430 Km
Main Lake: Tasek Kenyir 250 Kmē
Main Island: Borneo 198.160 Kmē
Climate: tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Languages: Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
Religions: Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
Currency: Ringgit
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