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Total Area
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<td bgcolor="#daedff">330,000 square kilometres (127,000 square miles)</td>
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Political Structure
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<div class="style2">A federation with 13 states (11 in peninsular Malaysia and 2 in Malaysian Borneo) and 3 federal territories. As a federation, the governance of the country is divided between the federal and the state governments</div>
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System of Government
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Parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch
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Head of State
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Prime Minister
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<td bgcolor="#daedff">YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Hj Abd Razak</td>
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Population
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28.31 million (2009)*
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Major Ethnic Groups
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<td bgcolor="#daedff">Malays, Chinese, Indian, Kadazans, Ibans </td>
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<td height="36" bgcolor="#ffffff">Major Languages</td>
<td bgcolor="#daedff">Bahasa Malaysia (official language), English, Mandarin, Tamil</td>
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<td height="26" bgcolor="#ffffff">Major Religions </td>
<td bgcolor="#daedff">Islam, Budhism, Christianity, Hinduism </td>
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GMT +8 hours US Eastern Standard Time +13 hours
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Tropical - warm an sunny throughout the year. Daily temparatures range from 33°C (90°F) in the afternoon to 22°C (70°F) during the night.
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<td bgcolor="#daedff">Ringgit Malaysia(RM) which is divided into 100 sen. </td>
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<td bgcolor="#daedff">The ringgit exchange rate operates on a managed-float regime against a trade-weighted basket of currencies. </td>
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*Source: Economic Report 2009/2010

Facts & Figures

Facts on Malaysia

Total Area	330,000 square kilometres (127,000 square miles)
Political Structure	A federation with 13 states (11 in peninsular Malaysia and 2 in Malaysian Borneo) and 3 federal territories. As a federation, the governance of the country is divided between the federal and the state governments
System of Government	Parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch
Head of State	DYMM Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Hj Abd Razak
Population	28.31 million (2009)*
Major Ethnic Groups	Malays, Chinese, Indian, Kadazans, Ibans
Major Languages	Bahasa Malaysia (official language), English, Mandarin, Tamil
Major Religions	Islam, Budhism, Christianity, Hinduism
Time	GMT +8 hours US Eastern Standard Time +13 hours
Climate	Tropical - warm an sunny throughout the year. Daily temparatures range from 33°C (90°F) in the afternoon to 22°C (70°F) during the night.
Currency	Ringgit Malaysia(RM) which is divided into 100 sen.
Exchange Rate	The ringgit exchange rate operates on a managed-float regime against a trade-weighted basket of currencies.

*Source: Economic Report 2009/2010

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