🚩 Flag of Malaysia • live waving render
Asia — South-Eastern Asia
UN Member
Independent
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
Malaysia
aka مليسيا — endonym
34.2M
Population
World #44
330,803 km²
Land Area
World #69
$445.0 billion
GDP (USD)
World #37
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Did You Know?
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Malaysia is the world's #44 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #69 globally by land area — covering about 0.22% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 3 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It spans 2 timezones — from UTC+08:00 to UTC+08:00.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #37 worldwide with a GDP of $445.0 billion USD.
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Population density is 103.5 people per km² — world rank #112.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Kuala Lumpur
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Phone Code
+60
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Internet TLD
.my
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Nationality
Malaysian
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
MY / MYS / 458
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Coordinates
2.50°, 112.50°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$445.0 billion USD
World rank #37 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$12,999
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
103.5 /km²
World density rank #112
RM
Malaysian ringgit
MYR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
34,231,700
World rank #44 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Malay
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Demonym
Malaysian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Malay
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
330,803 km²
0.22% of Earth's landmass • World #69
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Land Borders
3 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (2)
UTC+08:00
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
MYT — Malaysia Time
UTC+08:00
Asia/Kuching
MYT — Malaysia Time
“Malaysia” Around the World
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ماليزيا
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Malaysia
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Malajsie
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Malaysia
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Malaisia
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Malesia
fra
Malaisie
Fédération de Malaisie
hrv
Malezija
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Malajzia
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Malesia
Malaysia
jpn
マレーシア
kor
말레이시아
nld
Maleisië
per
مالزی
فدراسیون مالزی
pol
Malezja
por
Malásia
rus
Малайзия
slk
Malajzia
spa
Malasia
srp
Malezija
swe
Malaysia
tur
Malezya
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ملائیشیا
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马来西亚
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
MY
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ISO Alpha-3
MYS
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
458
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q833
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Also Spelled As
MY