Malaysia

Malaysia
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**Malaysia**
	country in Southeast Asia
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Pronunciation audio	Englishⓘ
Instance of	sovereign state (1963–); country; country sometimes considered transcontinental;
Culture	culture of Malaysia;
Location	Malay Peninsula; Borneo; Southeast Asia; 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; federation;
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 Kinabalu (4,096 ±1 m);
Population	34,231,700 (2025);
Area	330,803 km²;
Replaces	Federation of Malaya; North Borneo; Crown Colony of Sarawak;
Top-level Internet domain	.my;
Different from	Malesia; My; Melanesia; My;
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	3° 46′ 49.84″ N, 102° 18′ 51.7″ E
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држава у југоисточној Азији; izwe elise-Asia; Staat a Südwestasien; land i Sørøst-Asia; dövlət, Cənub-Şərqi Asiya; monarki konstitusional federal ring Asia Tenggara; ಎಷ್ಯಾಕಂಡದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಒಂದುದೇಶ; country in Southeast Asia; دولة في جنوب شرق آسيا; država u jugoistočnoj Aziji; အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံ; 亞洲一國; állam Délkelet-Ázsiában; 亚洲国家; государство в Юго-Восточной Азии; นเฒเขีพเ; Güneydoğu Asya ülkesi; estáu del sureste asiáticu; país del sud-est asiàtic; Staat in Südostasien; gwlad; ايشيا جو ملڪ; 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; monarchia v juhovýchodnej Ázii; სახენწჷფო ობჟათე-ბჟაეიოლ აზიას; land in Azië; מדינה באסיה; दक्खिनपूरुब एसियामे स्थित एगो उष्णकटिबन्धीय देस; လိုꩻခွိုꩻ; ប្រទេសមួយនៅអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍; negara di Asia Tenggara; ਦੱਖਣੀ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਿਤ ਇੱਕ ਊਸ਼ਣਕਟੀਬੰਦੀ ਦੇਸ਼; کشوری در قارۀ آسیا; federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia; valtio Kaakkois-Aasiassa; 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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.