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Malaysia

Currency code: 
MYR
Currency name: 
Malaysian ringgit
Country name: 
Malaysia
Capital: 
Kuala Lumpur
Country code: 
MY
Continent: 
East and Southeast Asia
Independence: 
August 31, 1957
Independent from: 
from the UK
Total area: 
329,847
Land area: 
328,657
Water area: 
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)
Drive on: 
Left
Calling code: 
+60
Domain: 
.my