Malaysia

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Malaysia

Malaysia
Asia · South-Eastern Asia · Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Quick facts about Malaysia

Official name	Malaysia
Capital	Kuala Lumpur
Continent & subregion	Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Population	35,126,298 people (world rank 44)
Area	330,803 km²
Density	106 people/km²
Share of world population	0.44% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$399.9 billion
Urbanisation	76.4% urban population
Life expectancy	76.7 years
Currency	Malaysian ringgit (RM) — MYR
Languages	English, Malay
Internet domain	`.my`
Calling code	+60
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$11,386 · see world ranking
Internet Users	97.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	6.9 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	8 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	57.8% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Malaysia did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Brunei Indonesia Thailand

The geographic position is roughly 2.5°, 112.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.