Malaysia

Malaysia
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Capital	Kuala Lumpur Putrajaya (Administrative)
Major Cities	Shah Alam, Georgetown, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Muar
Languages	Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia
Area	329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi}
Population	28,334,135
Time Zone	MST (UTC+8)
Ethnic Groups	Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)
Demonym	Malaysian
Government	Federal Constitutional Elective Monarchy and Federal Parliamentary Democracy
Independence	31 August 1957 (Malaya Independence) 16 September 1963 (Malaysia Day)
GDP	2013 estimate - Total $340.002 billion - Per capita $12,243
Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (RM)
HDI	0.769
Anthem	Negaraku (My Country)

The country of Malaysia comprises Peninsular Malaysia at the west, neighbouring with Thailand and Singapore, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak at the island of Borneo, neighbouring countries Brunei and Kalimantan, Indonesia.

As Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia are the neighbour country of Malaysia, all these countries understood the Malay language. Only in Malaysia, the Malay language is known as Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian Language) as the national language.

There are 13 states and three federal territories in Malaysia, each with their own flags and state anthems. The states are Perlis, Perak, Penang, Kedah, Selangor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak. While the federal territories are Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, which also serve as the administrative capital.

The skyline of the capital of Malaysia

One of the beautiful beaches of Malaysia

The skyline of Putrajaya

A temple in the region of Putrajaya