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Paramount Ruler: His Majesty Tuanku Salehuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni al-Marhum Hisamuddin Alam Shah (1999)
Prime Minister: Mahathir bin Mohamad (1981)
Area: 128,328 sq. mi. (339,750 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 21,376,066 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.08%); birth rate: 26.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 21.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 167
Capital and largest city (1991 est.): Kuala Lumpur, 1,145,000
Largest cities (1991 est.): Georgetown (Pinang), 220,000; Ipoh, 382,600
Monetary unit: Ringgit
Languages: Malay (official), Chinese, Tamil, English
Ethnicity/race: Malay and other indigenous 59%, Chinese 32%, Indian 9%
Ethnic divisions: 59% Malay and other indigenous; 32% Chinese; 9% Indian
Religions: Malays (all Muslims), Chinese (predominantly Buddhists), Indians (predominantly Hindus)
Literacy rate: 78%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $215.4 billion; $10,300 per capita. Real growth rate: –7%. Inflation: 5.3%. Unemployment: 2.6% (1996 est.). Arable land: 3%. Agriculture: Peninsular Malaysia—natural rubber, palm oil, rice; Sabah—subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconut, rice; Sarawak—rubber, pepper, timber. Labor force: (1996 est.), 8.398 million; manufacturing, 25%; agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, 21%; local trade and tourism, 17%; services, 12%; government 11%; construction, 8%. Industry: 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. Natural resources: tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite. Exports: $74.3 billion (f.o.b., 1998): electronic equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, palm oil, wood and wood products, rubber, textiles. Imports: $59.3 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and equipment, chemicals, food. Major trading partners: U.S., Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, U.K., Thailand, Germany, Taiwan, South Korea.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
