Malaysia
Tropical mixture of cultures
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Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 24mln
Religions: Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh
Languages: Bahasa Melayu, local languages
Climate: Tropical without extremely high temperatures. Days are very warm, while nights are fairly cool. The main rainy season in the east runs between November and February, while August is the wettest period on the west coast. East Malaysia has heavy rains (November to February) in Sabah and in Sarawak. However, it is difficult to generalise about the countrys climate, as rainfall differs on the east and west coasts according to the prevailing monsoon winds (northeast or southwest).
Currency: Ringgit (MYR)
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Exact population: 24,385,858 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 88.7%; male: 92%; female: 85.4%
Ethnicities: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)
Area: Total: 329,750 sq km; land: 328,550 sq km; water: 1,200 sq km
Land boundaries: Total: 2,669 km; border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km
Terrain: Coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
Extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
Imports: Japan 16.1%, US 14.6%, Singapore 11.2%, China 9.9%, Thailand 5.6%, Taiwan 5.5%, South Korea 5%, Germany 4.5%, Indonesia 4% (2004)
Exports: US 18.8%, Singapore 15%, Japan 10.1%, China 6.7%, Hong Kong 6%, Thailand 4.8% (2004)
Industries: Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
Source: CIA World Factbook
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