Malaysia

Basic facts about Malaysia

Country name: Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Country code: 344
Continent: East and Southeast Asia
Currency name: Malaysian ringgit
Independence: 1957-08-31 00:00:00
Independent from: from the UK
Total area (km2): 329,847
Land area (km2): 328,657
Water area (km2): 1,190
Population: 29,628,392
Population note: 29,628,392 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Malaysian
All languages: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
Time zone: MST (UTC+8) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+8)
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Drive on: left
Calling code: +60
Domain: .my