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The flag of Malaysia is composed of fourteen equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue rectangle, bearing a fly-side facing yellow crescent and a fourteen-pointed yellow star placed just outside the crescent opening, is superimposed in the canton.
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Malaysia

Malaysia

Coat of arms of Malaysia

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Population
34.23M
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Area
330,803 km²
Currency
MYR
Malaysian ringgit

Statistics

Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.

GDP (current US$)
$422.23B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$11,874
as of 2024
Population
35.56M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.2%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1.8%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
3.8%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
98.0%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
76.82
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
4.0%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.5%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
76.9%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.54
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
137.4%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
328,550
as of 2023

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About Malaysia

Languages
English, Malay
Currencies
Malaysian ringgit (MYR)
Timezones
UTC+08:00
Demonym
Malaysian
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
ISO codes
MY · MYS
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