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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Malaysia 
 Main prefix
 9M6 
 Time zone
 +8 h 
 Continent
 Australia and Oceania 
 
          Malaysia          
 
 Malaysia 

 Malaysia - contains of following DXCC entities:
DXCC entities included in this geographic unit on other continents:
 
          Malaysia          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow fourteen-pointed star; the crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the design was based on the flag of the US.
 
          Malaysia          
 
 Malaysia 
 Capital: 
Kuala Lumpur
Note: Putrajaya is referred to as administrative center not capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur.
 Administrative
 divisions: 
13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) and 2 federal territories* (wilayah-wilayah persekutuan, singular - wilayah persekutuan): Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Labuan* (E), Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah (E), Sarawak (E), Selangor, Terengganu, and Wilayah Persekutuan*.
The city of Kuala Lumpur is located within the federal territory of Wilayah Persekutuan, the terms therefore are not interchangeable, there is a new federal territory named Putrajaya, but this change has not yet been approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN).

For DXCC purposes Malaysia is divided into 2 Entities: East Malaysia and West Malaysia.
 Population: 
24,821,286 (July 2007 est.)
West - 19,857,147; East - 4,964,139
 Languages: 
Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
2° 30' N, 112° 30' E
 Area total: 
332,633 sq. km
West - 131,313; East - 201,320
 Land area: 
331,433 sq. km
 Water area: 
1,200 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
2,669 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Brunei 381 km (E), Indonesia 1,782 km (E), Thailand 506 km (W)
 Coastline: 
4,675 km
- West (Peninsular) Malaysia (W) 2,068 km, East Malaysia (E) 2,607 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Indian Ocean 0 m - Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.my
 Currency: 
ringgit (MYR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Malaysia
 Former name: 
Federation of Malaysia
 Independence: 
31 August 1957 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
31 August 1957, amended 16 September 1963
 Government
 type: 
constitutional monarchy
Malaya (what is now Peninsular Malaysia) formed 31 August 1957, Federation of Malaysia (Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore) formed 9 July 1963 (Singapore left the federation on 9 August 1965), nominally headed by the paramount ruler and a bicameral Parliament consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house, Peninsular Malaysian states - hereditary rulers in all but Melaka, Penang, Sabah, and Sarawak, where governors are appointed by the Malaysian Government, powers of state governments are limited by the federal constitution, under terms of the federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., the right to maintain their own immigration controls), Sabah - holds 20 seats in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs, defense, internal security, and other powers delegated to federal government, Sarawak - holds 28 seats in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs, defense, internal security, and other powers delegated to federal government
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957)
 
          Malaysia          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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