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Google Maps and Detailed Facts of Malaysia (MY). This page lets you explore Malaysia and its border countries (Country Location: Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam) through detailed Satellite imagery – fast and easy as never before Google Maps.
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Malaysia Google Maps & Satellite Maps
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The Google map above shows Malaysia with its location: Southeast Asia (geographic coordinates: 2 30 N, 112 30 E) and the international borders of Malaysia; total: 2,742 km. Border countries (total: 3): Brunei 266 km, Indonesia 1,881 km, Thailand 595 km; furthermore, it’s inland counties boundaries.
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About Malaysia in detail
Where is Malaysia?
Malaysia, in case, if you are looking on the map under the Coordinates 3 10 N 101 42 E otherwise in the southeast Asia, in southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam.
What is the capital city of Malaysia?
The capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
What is the time in Kuala Lumpur?
It is 13 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; the timezone of Kuala Lumpur is UTC+8.
What is the Internet code for Malaysia?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Malaysia is: .my
What is the size of Malaysia?
The territory of Malaysia is total: 329,847 sq km; land: 328,657 sq km, water: 1,190 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of the territory of Malaysia is slightly larger than New Mexico.
If we would like to walk around and discover Malaysia, we can cover a total distance: 2,742 km.
What is the water coverage of Malaysia?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Malaysia is covered by water (see below), and this includes 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) coastline.
What is the climate like in Malaysia?
Malaysia’s climate is tropical: annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons.
Geographical data of Malaysia
The elevation of Malaysia; mean elevation: 419 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m, highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m.
The specific geographical details of Malaysia include coastal plains rising to hills and mountains.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Malaysia is a strategic location along the Strait of Malacca and the southern South China Sea.
Resources and land use of Malaysia
The country’s main mined products are tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 23.2%; arable land 2.9%; permanent crops 19.4%; permanent pasture 0.9%; forest: 62%; other: 14.8% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Malaysia
The number of inhabitants of Malaysia is 30,949,962 (July 2016 estimate).
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 74.7% of the total population (2015).
Most of Malaysia’s population is concentrated in KUALA LUMPUR (capital) 6.837 million; Johor Bahru 912,000 (2015).
Ethnicity in Malaysia
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are Malay 50.1%, Chinese 22.6%, indigenous 11.8%, Indian 6.7%, other 0.7%, non-citizens 8.2% (2010 estimate).
Spoken languages in Malaysia
The spoken languages in Malaysia are the following: Bahasa Malaysia (official language), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai. Note: There are several indigenous languages; the most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan.
What are the most important religions in Malaysia?
During the general census, researchers examine the churches, according to this: Muslim (official) 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%, none 0.8%, unspecified 1% (2010 estimate).
Further population data of Malaysia
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 28.16% (male 4,484,188 / female 4,231,557) 15-24 years: 16.86% (male 2,647,105 / female 2,571,883) 25-54 years: 41.06% (male 6,430,455 / female 6,276,427) 55-64 years: 8.06% (male 1,266,415 / female 1,227,690) 65 years and over: 5.86% (male 861,151 / female 953,091) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Malaysia is 1.4% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth and the death rate. In Malaysia the birth rate is 19.4 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 5.1 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Malaysia, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Malaysia, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Malaysia are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in this country’s case is 4.2% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Malaysia
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; Malaysia, a middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020. The NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy’s dependence on exports. Nevertheless, exports – particularly electronics, oil and gas, palm oil, and rubber – remain a significant driver of the economy. Bank Negara Malaysia (the central bank) maintains healthy foreign exchange reserves; a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia’s exposure to riskier financial instruments and the global financial crisis. Malaysia is a member of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiations and, with the nine other ASEAN members, will form the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Malaysia is $302.7 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Malaysia is 4.3% (2016 estimate), 5% (2015 estimate) 6% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporarily suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Malaysia this is $27,200 (2016 estimate) $26,600 (2015 estimate) $25,700 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Malaysia produces?
The main agricultural products of Malaysia are Peninsular Malaysia – palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice; Sabah – palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber; Sarawak – palm oil, rubber, wood, pepper.
Regarding the economy, the essential segments are Peninsular Malaysia – rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing; Sabah – logging, petroleum, and natural gas production; Sarawak – agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on Peninsular Malaysia – rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing; Sabah – logging, petroleum, and natural gas production; Sarawak – agriculture processing, oil and natural gas production, logging.
Drinking water source in Malaysia
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 100% of the population, rural: 93% of the population, total: 98.2% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 0% of the people, rural: 7% of the people, total: 1.8% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the average delivery number is 2.53 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Malaysia
The population’s average age is 28.2 years; male: 28 years, female: 28.5 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world. In Malaysia, it is 21 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Malaysia is -0.3 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Malaysia. Dual citizenship recognized: no—residency requirement for naturalization: 10 out 12 years preceding application.
Is Malaysia a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Malaysia
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Malaysia, the hospital beds’ density is 1.9 beds / 1,000 population (2012).
According to the WHO rating regarding contagious diseases in Malaysia, the degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: dengue fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2016).
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Malaysia, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Malaysia is 12.9% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Malaysia? Is there any?
The most known natural risk in Malaysia is flooding; landslides; forest fires.
More interesting facts about Malaysia
A few words about the past, as every country and society, is connected to its history; During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; Japan occupied these from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country’s independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore’s withdrawal in 1965.
During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia successfully diversified its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Malaysia: 31 August 1957 (from the UK).
The flag and other symbols of Malaysia
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; 14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the flag is often referred to as Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory); the 14 stripes stand for the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government; the 14 points on the star represent the unity between these entities; the crescent is a traditional symbol of Islam; blue symbolizes the unity of the Malay people and yellow is the royal color of Malay rulers. Note: the design is based on the flag of the US.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Malaysia: tiger, hibiscus; national colors: red, white, blue, yellow.
Constitution of Malaysia
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Malaysia?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
The legal system of Malaysia is a mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Court at the request of the federation’s supreme head.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Malaysia, we can highlight the following structures bicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of the Senate or Dewan Negara (70 seats; 44 members appointed by the king and 26 indirectly elected by 13 state legislatures; members serve 3-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (222 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Malaysia
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Malaysia, the labor force is 14.77 million (2016 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Malaysia is total: 12.9 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 14.9 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 10.8 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Malaysia is 3.3% (2016 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Malaysia, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: 1.8% highest 10%: 34.7% (2009 estimate).
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Malaysia, the GINI index is .46,2 (2009).
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Malaysia, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: 1.8% highest 10%: 34.7% (2009 estimate).
About the budget and central governments debt of Malaysia
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. Malaysia’s budget is; revenues: $52.66 billion, expenditures: $63.01 billion (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 17.4% of GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Malaysia is the calendar year.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Malaysia
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 2% (2016 estimate), 2.1% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 4.4% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Malaysia
Malaysia, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Malaysia is: $167.3 billion (2016 estimate), $175.7 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: semiconductors and electronic equipment, palm oil, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals, solar panels.
Malaysia’s most important export partners are Singapore 13.9%, China 13%, Japan 9.5%, US 9.4%, Thailand 5.7%, Hong Kong 4.7%, India 4.1% (2015).
The most important imported products are electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals, and the countries from where the import is coming: China 18.8%, Singapore 12%, US 8.1%, Japan 7.8%, Thailand 6.1%, South Korea 4.5%, Indonesia 4.5% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Malaysia
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Malaysia, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 11.6% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Malaysia, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about Malaysia; current system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent. Domestic: domestic satellite system with two earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 160 per 100 persons. International: country code – 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations – 2 Intelsat (One Indian Ocean, one the Pacific Ocean) (2015).
Transport infrastructure in Malaysia
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Malaysia: 114 (2013), and the number of heliports: 4 (2013).
The total length of the roadways in Malaysia: total: 144,403 km (excludes local roads)paved: 116,169 km (includes 1,821 km of expressways), unpaved: 28,234 km (2010).
The total length of the waterways in Malaysia: 7,200 km (Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km) (2011).
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Facts & data about Malaysia
Name of the country: conventional long way: none, traditional short form: Malaysia, local long form: none, local short state: Malaysia, former: Federation of Malaya, etymology: the name means “Land of the Malays.”
| Abbreviation: Malaysia | Geographic coordinates: 2 30 N, 112 30 E |
Country Location: Southeast Asia |
| Capital of Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur | GPS of the Capital: 3 10 N 101 42 E |
Position: Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| Land area: total: 329,847 sq km; land: 328,657 sq km, water: 1,190 sq km | Terrain: coastal plains rising to hills and mountains |
Area comparative: slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Population: 30,949,962 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 1.4% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 1.03 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s) / female, total population: 1.03 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $167.3 billion (2016 estimate), $175.7 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $139.5 billion (2016 estimate), $147.7 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: China 18.8%, Singapore 12%, US 8.1%, Japan 7.8%, Thailand 6.1%, South Korea 4.5%, Indonesia 4.5% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 74.7% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): KUALA LUMPUR (capital) 6.837 million; Johor Bahru 912,000 (2015) | Median age: total: 28.2 years; male: 28 years, female: 28.5 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 21.684 million. Percent of the population: 71.1% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 4,394,559. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 44.111 million. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 145 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: 3.3% (2016 estimate) | Nationality: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian | National holidays: Independence Day 31 August (1957) (independence of Malaya); Malaysia Day 16 September (1963) (formation of Malaysia) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75 years. Male: 72.2 years, female: 78 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 2.53 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 19.4 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write. Total population: 94.6%; male: 96.2%, female: 93.2% (2015 estimate) | Legal system: mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Court at request of supreme head of the federation | Suffrage: 21 years of age, universal |
| Industries: Peninsular Malaysia – rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing; Sabah – logging, petroleum and natural gas production; Sarawak – agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging | Industrial production growth rate: 4.2% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: 4.3% (2016 estimate) 5% (2015 estimate) 6% (2014 estimate) |
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