State of Malaysia

State of Malaysia

Negara Malaysia (Malay)

Motto: Bersukutu Bertambah Mutu

National anthem: Negaraku

Capital: Putrajaya

2°9′N 101°69′E

Largest city: Singapore

Official language: Malay

English

Official script: Latin

Ethnic groups:

Bumiputera 56.1%

Chinese 27.9%

-Peranakan 40.3% of the Chinese population in Malaysia

Indian 6.8%

Others 1%

Expats 11.3%

Religions:

Islam 61.2%

Buddhism 20.9%

Christianity 8.9%

Hinduism: 4%

Chinese Folk Religions: 2%

Irreligion: 3%

Government:

Federal parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy

Legislature: Parliament

-Upper house: Senate

-Lower house: House of Reprensentative

Independence from the United Kingdom:

• Independence of the Federation of Malaya

31 August 1957

• Sarawak Self-government

22 July 1963

• Cobbold Commission

17 January 1962

• Malaysia Act 1963

31 July 1963

• North Borneo Self-government

31 August 1963

• Proclamation of Malaysia

16 September 1963

• ASEAN Declaration

8 August 1967

Area:

337,289.5 km2

130,228.6 sq.mi  (65th)

Population:

38,079,200 (2017 census)

Density:

113/km2 (292/sq.mi)

GDP (PPP)

Total: $2.613 trillion (11th)

Per capita: $68,509 (6th)

GDP (Nominal)

Total: $1.907 trillion (10th)

Per capita: $50,012 (11th)

Gini:

46.4

high

39th

HDI:

0.925

very high

5th

Currency:

Malaysian Dollar (MYD)

* 1 MYD = 1 USD

Time zone:

MYST (UTC+7)

MYT (UTC+8)

Date format:

dd-mm-yyyy

Drives on the: left

Calling code: +60

ISO 3166 code: MY

Internet LTD: .my

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Largest cities:

Singapore 5.6 million

Kuala Lumpur 1.7 million

Penang  1.7 million

States:

Kelantan       Kedah       Selangor        Pahang     Perlis                         Negeri Sembilan     Terengganu       Perak      Sarawak

Sabah       Johor

Self-governing territories:

Brunei       Penang     Manjung     Malacca        Singapore

Federal Territories:

Labuan       Kuala Lumpur     Putrajaya

* The States have a certain level of autonomy (5%-10%). To have independence, the whole country has to vote.

* The Self-governing Territories have 50% of autonomy. They can have independence through an election in that territory.

The central government have 50% power over the territories, thus the central government only have access to 50% of their economy and resources.

* Federal Territories have 0% of autonomy. They cannot achieve independence through votes.

Representation in the Parliament:

The States: 30%

Federal Territories: 45%

Self-governing Territories: 25%

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Military divisions:

-Border Security Force: 49,045

Thailand-Malaysia Border: 9,000

Indonesia-Malaysia Border: 20,045

Phillippines-Malaysia Border: 20,000

-Royal Malaysian Navy: 49,050

-Royal Malaysian Air Force: 28,505

-Malaysian Army: 165,000

Active military personnel:

291,600

Reserve military personnel:

1,696,060

Total military personnel:

1,887,660

Military budget:

$22.13 billion

1.16% of the GDP

Military equipments:

148 Main battle tanks

10 frigates

9 non nuclear submarines

10 corvettes

10 corvettes

193 military aircraft

57 attack helicopters

96 Main battle tanks

4 AWS

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Debt:

GED: $1,548,411,500,000 (81% of GDP)

GED per capita: $40,662

Net credit: $945,495,195,745

Net credit per capita: $24,830

Culture and ethnicities:

-Main groups:

+Bumiputeras

+Chinese

+Indians

+Eurasians

-Bumiputeras are people who are native of Malaysia (Sons of the Soil) like Orang Asli people, Malays and Native Borneans.

-Chinese are people of Chinese descent in Malaysia. It also includes Peranakans, who are people of Chinese descent from pre-British era.

-Indians are people of Indian descent in Malaysia.

-Eurasians are people with Asian and European descent.

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Passport:

State of Malaysia Passport

Passport Negara Malaysia

Date first issued

-1 March 1958 (first version)

-March 1998 (biometric passport)

-November 2017 (current update)

Issued by State of Malaysia

Type: Passport

Purpose: Identification

Eligibility: Malaysian citizenship

Expiration: 5 years from date of issue

Dual citizenship:

Yes

Visa-free countries and territories:

191

Cost:

MYD 80