| MALAYSIA |
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| AREA
329,847 sq.km. (67th) |
POPULATION
30,073,353 (July 2014) (44th) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |
| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 45.7 % 25 – 64yrs: 48.8 % 65yrs and over: 5.3 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
74.52 yrs
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| Youth Development Index | 152/170 (Medium) |
| National
G.D.P |
$525 billion (2013 est.) (30th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$17,500 (79th)
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| Currency |
ringgits (MYR)
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| Economic
Drivers |
semiconductors and electronic equipment, palm oil, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals, solar panels, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semi-conductors
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| Official
Languages |
Bahasa Malaysia
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Other Local Languages |
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 |
| Climatic
Zone |
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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Religious Expression |
Muslim (official) 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%, none 0.8%, unspecified 1% (2010 est.) |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
Christian Federation of Malaysia
Mr. Tan Kong Beng, The Executive Secretary, CCM Ecumenical Centre, Level 2, No. 26 Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor DE, MALAYSIA.
Tel / Fax : + 60 3 7957 1457 Emails : cfm.exesec08@gmail.com (ES) cfmsia@yahoo.co.uk (general) Website: www.cfmmsia.org |
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Airports
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Malacca International Airport[ Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Others, See Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Malaysia |
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Airstrips |
Johor Airstrips Melaka Airstrips Perak Airstrips Sarawak Airstrips
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| Road Network | 155,427 km |
| Rail Network | 2,250 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
53/177 |
| Security
Rating |
11% (Elevated risk)
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