Weather |
Malaysia’s climate is equatorial, being hot and humid throughout the year. It has plenty of sunshine with temperature ranging between 23° Celsius to 35 °Celsius. The average rainfall is 250 centimeters a year. |
Capital City
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Kuala Lumpur (KL)
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Population | Approximately 32.60 million. |
Nationality | The Malays account for 69%, Chinese 23%, Indian 7% of the population and other ethnic minorities make up the remaining 1%. |
Government and Politics |
Malaysia is a Federal Constitutional Monarchy. The head of state is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which is also known as the King. The King is elected to a five-year term by and from among the nine hereditary Rulers of the Malay States. The other four States do not participate in the selection as they are ruled by titular Governors.
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Currency | Ringgit Malaysia (RM) |
Annual Income (2018) |
About US$ 10,942 |
Language | The official language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language). English is the second language. Mandarin and Chinese dialects like Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka and Hindu and Tamil languages are widely spoken in Malaysia. |
Religion
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The Malaysian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Islam is the State Religion. Approximately 61% of the population practice Islam, 20% practice Buddhism, 9% Christianity, 6% Hinduism and the remaining 4% practice other religions. |
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