The country is separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian

Capital Kuala Lumpur oxnard food trucks [a] Putrajaya (administrative centre) 3°08′N oxnard food trucks 101°42′E  /  3.133°N 101.7°E  / 3.133; 101.7 Largest city Kuala Lumpur Official language(s) Malay [b] Ethnic groups 54% Malay 25% Chinese 7.5% Indian 11.8% other Bumiputera 1.7% other Demonym Malaysian Government Federal constitutional elective monarchy and Parliamentary oxnard food trucks democracy - Yang di-Pertuan Agong Mizan Zainal oxnard food trucks Abidin - Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak - Deputy oxnard food trucks Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin oxnard food trucks Independence - From the United Kingdom ( Malaya only) 31 August 1957 - Federation (with Sabah , Sarawak and Singapore [c] 16 September 1963 Area - Total 329,845 km 2 ( 66th ) 127,354 sq mi - Water (%) 0.3 Population - 2009 estimate 28,310,000 [ 2 ] ( 43rd ) - 2000 census 24,821,286 - Density oxnard food trucks 85.8/km 2 ( 114th ) 222.3/sq mi GDP ( PPP ) 2009 estimate - Total $382.257 billion [ 3 ] - Per capita $13,769 [ 3 ] GDP (nominal) 2009 estimate - Total $191.463 billion [ 3 ] - Per capita $6,896 [ 3 ] Gini (2004) 40.3 HDI (2007) ▲ 0.829 [ 4 ] ( high ) ( 66th ) Currency Ringgit (RM) ( MYR ) Time zone MST ( UTC +8) - Summer ( DST ) not observed ( UTC +8) Date formats dd-mm-yyyy Drives on the Left Internet TLD .my Calling code +60 ^ a. Kuala Lumpur oxnard food trucks is the capital city of Malaysia and is home to the legislative branch of the Federal government. Putrajaya is the primary seat of the federal government where the executive and judicial branches are located.
^ b. The current terminology as per government policy is Bahasa Malaysia oxnard food trucks (literally Malaysian language) [ 5 ] but legislation continues to refer to the official language as Bahasa Melayu (literally Malay language). English may continue to be used for some official purposes under the National Language Act 1967. ^ c. Singapore became an independent country on 9 August 1965.
Malaysia (pronounced /məˈleɪʒə/ mə- LAY -zhə or /məˈleɪziə/ mə- LAY -zee-ə ) is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia consisting of thirteen federated states and three federal territories oxnard food trucks , with a total landmass of 329,845 square kilometres (127,354 sq mi). [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million. [ 2 ]
The country is separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo (also known as East Malaysia). [ 7 ] Malaysia borders Thailand , Indonesia , and Brunei . [ 7 ] It is near the equator and has a tropical climate. [ 7 ]
Malaysia's head of state is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong , [ 8 ] an elected monarch , and the head of government is the Prime Minister . [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The government is closely modelled oxnard food trucks on the Westminster oxnard food trucks parliamentary system . [ 11 ]
Malaysia as a unified state did not exist until 1963. Previously, the United Kingdom had established influence through colonies in the territory from the late 18th century. The western half of modern Malaysia was composed of several separate oxnard food trucks kingdoms. This group of colonies was known as British Malaya until its dissolution in 1946, when it was reorganized as the Malayan Union .
On 16 September 1963, the Federation of Malaya, as a result of the decolonization of Singapore , Sarawak and British North Borneo (now known as Sabah ), merged to form the states of a new federation with the official name of Malaysia [ 6 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] , and, on 9 August 1965, Singapore was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia, becoming an independent state named the Republic of Singapore . [ 15 ] [ 16 ]
During the late 20th century, Malaysia experienced an economic boom and underwent rapid development. It borders the Strait of Malacca , an important international shipping crossroad, and international trade is integral to its economy. [ 20 ] Manufacturing makes up a major sector of the country's economy. [ 21 ] Malaysia has a biodiverse range of flora and fauna , and is also considered one of the 17 megadiverse countries . [ 22 ]
Contents [ hide ] 1 Etymology 2 History 2.1 Prehistory 2.2 Early history 2.3 Melaka 2.4 British arrival 2.5 Post independence 3 Government and politics 3.1 Foreign relations and armed forces 4 Administrative divisions 5 Geography 5.1 Natural resources 6 Economy 6.1 Transportation and energy 6.2 Tourism in Malaysia 7 Science and technology 7.1 Spaceflight program 7.2 Engineering 7.2.1 Military engineering 7.2.2 Health sciences 8 Demographics 8.1 Religion 8.2 Islamic Religiosity 8.3 Education 8.3.1 Primary education 8.3.2 Secondary education 8.3.3 Tertiary education 8.3.4 International schools oxnard food trucks 8.4 Healthcare 8.5 Citizenship oxnard food trucks 9 Culture 9.1 Languages 9.2 Holidays 10 See also 11 References 12 Additional references 13 External oxnard food trucks links [ edit ] Etymology
The name Malaysia was adopted in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak formed oxnard food trucks a 14-state federation. [ 14 ] However the name itself had been vaguely used to refer to areas i