Malaysia

Malaysia
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**Malaysia**
	country in Southeast Asia
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Instance of	sovereign state (1963–); member states of ASEAN (1967–); country; federation;
Part of	Southeast Asia;
Culture	culture of Malaysia;
Location	Malay Peninsula; Borneo; Malaysia;
Located in or next to body of water	Strait of Malacca; Straits of Johor; South China Sea; Brunei Bay; Sulu Sea; Celebes Sea;
Capital	Kuala Lumpur;
Basic form of government	constitutional monarchy; federal monarchy; elective monarchy; parliamentary monarchy;
Legislative body	Parliament of Malaysia;
Executive body	Cabinet of Malaysia;
Highest judicial authority	Federal Court of Malaysia;
Official language	Malay;
Anthem	Negaraku;
Currency	Malaysian ringgit;
Head of state	Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (2024–);
Head of government	Anwar Ibrahim (2022–);
Inception	16 September 1963;
Highest point	Mount Kota Kinabalu (4,096 ±1 m);
Population	32,447,385 (2020);
Area	330,803 km²;
Replaces	Federation of Malaya; North Borneo; Crown Colony of Sarawak;
Top-level Internet domain	.my;
Different from	Malesia; My (EP); Melanesia; My;
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	3° 46′ 49.84″ N, 102° 18′ 51.7″ E
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izwe elise-Asia; Staat a Südwestasien; land i Sørøst-Asia; monarki konstitusional federal ring Asia Tenggara; ಎಷ್ಯಾಕಂಡದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಒಂದುದೇಶ; country in Southeast Asia; دولة في جنوب شرق آسيا; အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံ; 亞洲一國; állam Délkelet-Ázsiában; estáu del sureste asiáticu; estat d'Àsia; Staat in Südostasien; gwlad; краіна ў Паўднёва-Усходняй Азіі; држава у југоисточној Азији; 東南亞的君主立憲制聯邦國家; sydøstasiatisk land; दक्षिणपूर्वी एसियामा रहेको एक देश; 東南アジアの国; Staat in Südostasien; država u jugoistočnoj Aziji; 亚洲国家; valtio Kaakkois-Aasiassa; מדינה באסיה; นเฒเขีพเ; Güneydoğu Asya ülkesi; दक्षिण पूर्व एशिया में स्थित एक उष्णकटिबंधीय देश; ايشيا جو ملڪ; ਦੱਖਣੀ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਿਤ ਇੱਕ ਊਸ਼ਣਕਟੀਬੰਦੀ ਦੇਸ਼; monarchia v juhovýchodnej Ázii; federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia; država u jugoistočnoj Aziji; بلاد جات ف آسيا; stato del sud-est asiatico; pogun beraja Koundangan Pisompuruan id Asia Kabaatan kosilaon; land in Azië; Staat in Südostasien; краіна ў Паўднёва-Ўсходняй Азіі; un pais en Asia; 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Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

National symbol

Flag of Malaysia
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Aircraft roundel
Hibiscus, national flower of Malaysia

Map

Selected maps are included in the Wikimedia Atlas of Malaysia.

geographic location
Malaysia on the world map

History

Agreement Relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore (with annexes, including the Constitutions of the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore, the Malaysia Immigration Bill and the Agreement between the Governments of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore on common market and financial arrangements), signed at London on 9 July 1963; Agreement amending the above-mentioned Agreement, signed at Singapore on 28 August 1963.
Malaysia Act 1963
Mahathir Mohamad is Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister, holding office from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020. Known for his strong leadership, he played a key role in Malaysia’s economic growth and modernization.
The 1982 general election, led by then-Prime Minister Mahathir, saw the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional achieve its best result since independence in 1957.