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The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: Peninsular Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula is bordered to the north by Thailand and to the south by Singapore; East Malaysia, the northern part of the island of Borneo (also known as Kalimantan) is bordered to the south by Indonesia and borders the kingdom of Brunei on the east, south, and west.
Persekutuan Malaysia Federation of Malaysia
( Flag) ( Coat of Arms)
National motto: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu
( Malay: Unity Is Strength)
Official language Malay
CapitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin Kuala LumpurCapitals in Asia Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia and the capital of the federation. Within Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is almost always fondly abbreviated to KL . The executive branch has shifted to a new administrative capital called Putrajaya, b¹
Supreme LeaderYang di-Pertuan Agong a Malay title usually translated as "Supreme Head", "Supreme Ruler" or "Paramount Ruler", is the official title of the head of state of Malaysia. The position is often glossed as King in English. Since 1993, the full title in Malay h Tuanku Syed SirajuddinIn full, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail (born 1943) is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia, and Raja of Perlis. His turn as King started on December 13, 2001, earlier than expected as the
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of Malaysia is the elected head of government of Malaysia. He is formally appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or King, of Malaysia, and is invariably the leader of the largest party in the federal House of Representatives Dewan Raky Abdullah Ahmad BadawiDato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Order 5th Prime Minister Term of Office October 31, 2003 present Preceded by Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad Date of Birth November 26, 1939 Place of Birth Penang Wife Dato' Seri Datin Paduka Endon Mahmood Ambak Occupation Civil
AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec
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Ranked 64thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies.
329,750 km²
0.3%
Population


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 - Density
Ranked 46th


25,180,000 (2003 Q3)


76/km²
Independence
 - Date
From the UK
August 31, 1957
Currency Ringgit
Time zone UTC +8
National anthem Negaraku
Internet TLD.MY
Calling Code60 (020 from Singapore)
(1) The federal administration has moved to newly-built Putrajaya




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