• Malaysia Overview

    Malaysia is a multicultural country in Southeast Asia, featuring a stable social environment and well-developed infrastructure. Its advantageous geographical location, pleasant climate, as well as its economic development and living systems, all provide a solid foundation for long-term residence, investment and development.

WeatherMalaysia’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 CityKuala Lumpur (KL)
PopulationApproximately 34.20 million
EthnicityThe Malays account for 69%, Chinese 23%, Indian 7% of the population and other ethnic minorities make up the remaining 1%.
Government and PoliticsMalaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy with parliamentary system.

The Head of State is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which is also known as the King, elected among the nine hereditary Rulers of the Malay states for a five-year term.

The other four states do not participate in the selection as they are ruled by titular Governors.

The governance system is well-established with clear separation of powers:

· The Legislature (Parliament of Malaysia) is made up of The Senate (Upper House) and House of Representatives (Lower House).

· The Executive is led by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.

· The Judiciary is independent with the Federal Court as the highest Judicial Authority.

CurrencyRinggit Malaysia (RM / MYR)
LanguageThe official language is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language).

English is widely used as the main second language. Mandarin and Chinese dialects like Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka and Hindu and Tamil languages are widely spoken in Malaysia.

ReligionThe Malaysian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Islam is the official religion.

Approximately 63% of the population practice Islam, 18% practice Buddhism, 9% Christianity, 6% Hinduism and the remaining 4% practice other religions.