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Malaysia flag information

Description flag of Malaysia

14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the design was based on the flag of the US

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Short name

Malaysia

Local names


Malaysia (short)

Former name

Federation of Malaya

Nationality

Malaysian(s) (noun) Malaysia (adjective)

Languages spoken

Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai

Notes

in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan

Capital

Kuala Lumpur

Government type

constitutional monarchy

Population

25,274,132 ranked 48, (data 2008)

Geography

strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea. The lowest point is Indian Ocean 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 4,675 km. Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km

Land borders

2,669km, Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km.

Administrative divisions

13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu; and one federal territory (wilayah persekutuan) with three components, city of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya

Independence

31 August 1957 (from UK)