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Malaysian flag |
| Country |
Malaysia |
| Capital |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Location |
Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| Size |
329,750 sq km |
| Terrain |
coastal plains rising to hills and mountains |
| Climate |
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons |
| Languages |
Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest are Iban and Kad |
| Nationality |
noun: Malaysian(s)
adjective: Malaysian |
| Religion |
Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia |
| Currency |
ringgit (MYR) |
| Exports |
electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals (2000) |
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