Malaysia , MY

Malaysia: Independent country in Southeast Asia

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Malaysia Quick Facts

Population :	31,624,264
Country :	Malaysia
Different from :	My, Malesia
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Malaysia
Twitter username :	TourismMalaysia
Plate code :	MAL
Area :	330290 km²
Official name :	Malaisie, Malaysia
Continent :	Asia
Easternmost point :	Point(119.2691 5.2329)
Northernmost point :	Point(117.23 7.37)
Legislative body :	Parliament of Malaysia
Associated foods :	nasi lemak
Official language :	Malay
Capital :	Kuala Lumpur
Establishment :	January 01, 1957 (65 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+08:00
Local time :	04:08:56 (22nd May 2022)

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Geography

Malaysia is located at 2°30'0"N 112°30'0"E (2.5000000, 112.5000000). It has 5 neighbors: Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei and Singapore.

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The largest city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur with a population of 7,590,000. Other cities include, Johor Bahru population 802,489, Petaling Jaya population 520,698, Sandakan population 392,288 and George Town population 300,000. See all Malaysia cities & populated places.

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Muhyiddin Yassin , 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
Mahathir Mohamad , 1 March, 2020 2018-05-10T00:00:00Z

Malaysia has 5 neighbours.

Kingdom of Thailand Independent country in Southeast Asia
Republic of Indonesia Independent country in Southeast Asia situated on more than 17,000 islands
Republic of the Philippines Independent country in Southeast Asia
Brunei Darussalam Independent country in Southeast Asia
Republic of Singapore sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia

Kedah
Selangor
Johor
Negeri Sembilan
Sabah
Perlis
Sarawak
Melaka
Kelantan
Perak
Pahang
Penang
Terengganu
Kuala Lumpur
Labuan
Putrajaya

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	8,160,975	-	census
1961	8,429,369	3.18%	11676830
1962	8,710,678	3.23%	estimation process
1963	8,999,247	3.21%	11676830
1964	9,287,442	3.1%	estimation process
1965	9,569,784	2.95%	census
1966	9,844,116	2.79%	estimation process
1967	10,111,920	2.65%	11676830
1968	10,375,877	2.54%	11676830
1969	10,640,347	2.49%	estimation process
1970	10,908,634	2.46%	census
1971	11,182,078	2.45%	census
1972	11,460,080	2.43%	estimation process
1973	11,741,849	2.4%	census
1974	12,025,930	2.36%	estimation process
1975	12,311,782	2.32%	estimation process
1976	12,599,655	2.28%	census
1977	12,891,715	2.27%	estimation process
1978	13,191,699	2.27%	estimation process
1979	13,504,433	2.32%	estimation process
1980	13,833,739	2.38%	estimation process
1981	14,180,093	2.44%	census
1982	14,543,585	2.5%	census
1983	14,926,976	2.57%	estimation process
1984	15,333,369	2.65%	census
1985	15,764,340	2.73%	estimation process
1986	16,221,767	2.82%	census
1987	16,703,500	2.88%	11676830
1988	17,202,032	2.9%	estimation process
1989	17,707,064	2.85%	11676830
1990	18,211,097	2.77%	estimation process
1991	18,709,963	2.67%	census
1992	19,205,112	2.58%	estimation process
1993	19,701,410	2.52%	estimation process
1994	20,206,546	2.5%	11676830
1995	20,725,374	2.5%	11676830
1996	21,259,831	2.51%	11676830
1997	21,805,835	2.5%	11676830
1998	22,355,057	2.46%	11676830
1999	22,896,048	2.36%	census
2000	23,420,751	2.24%	census
2001	23,925,742	2.11%	11676830
2002	24,413,795	2%	estimation process
2003	24,890,654	1.92%	11676830
2004	25,365,089	1.87%	estimation process
2005	25,843,466	1.85%	estimation process
2006	26,327,098	1.84%	estimation process
2007	26,813,819	1.82%	11676830
2008	27,302,348	1.79%	census
2009	27,790,324	1.76%	estimation process
2010	28,334,135	1.92%	census
2011	28,758,968	1.48%	census
2012	29,239,927	1.64%	11676830
2013	29,716,965	1.61%	census
2014	30,018,242	1%	estimation process
2015	30,331,007	1.03%	11676830
2016	30,684,804	1.15%	(Worldbank)
2017	31,624,264	2.97%	estimation process
2018	31,528,585	-0.3%	(Worldbank)
2019	31,949,777	1.32%	(Worldbank)

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