Formation
September 16, 1963
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Population
34.1 million (2024)
Official Languages
Malay (Bahasa Malaysia)
President
Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim
Currency
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
GDP
Half a trillion US$ by the end of 2024
Malaysia
About
This Southeast Asian nation lies just north of the equator. It has high humidity, high temperatures, and plenty of rainfall. Nine of the 13 states that make up the constitutional monarchy are ruled by Malay royal families.
Trivia
Kuala Lumpur's famous Petronas Towers hold the Guinness World Record for the world's tallest twin buildings. Tropical fruits are
an important export from the nation. Borneo is the native home of the
orangutan.
