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Key Data |
| Region: |
Asia |
| Population: |
23,396,800 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
329,750 km2 |
| Area Land: |
328,550 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
4,675 km km |
| Capital: |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Climate: |
Tropical, annual southwest (April
to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons |
| Languages: |
Peninsular Malaysia: Malay
(official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil. Sabah: English, Malay,
numerous tribal dialects, Chinese (Mandarin and Hakka dialects
predominate). Sarawak: English, Malay, Mandarin, numerous tribal
languages |
| Currency: |
1 ringgit (M$) = 100 sen |
| Holiday: |
National Day, 31 August (1957) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Kuala Lumpur |
| January: |
26.5°C / 79°F |
| July: |
26.5°C / 79.7°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
2393.6mm / 94.2'' |
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Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Kuala Lumpur |
1,367,300 |
2002 |
| Klang |
665,700 |
2002 |
| Johor Bahru |
664,500 |
2002 |
Boundaries |
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Indonesia: |
1,782km |
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Thailand: |
506km |
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Brunei: |
381km |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Malay |
49% |
| Chinese |
25% |
| Other Indigenous
|
11% |
| Other |
8% |
| Indian |
7% |
Religions |
| Islam |
96% |
| Christianity |
1% |
| Buddhism, Daoism and
Confuscianism |
1% |
| Hinduism and Sikhism |
1% |
| Shamanism and other
indigenous beliefs |
1% |
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