Summary on Malaysia

Motto: “Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu” (“Unity Is Strength”)

Anthem: Negaraku (My Country)

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Location: Center Southeastern Asian. The Peninsular linking Thailand and Singapore, while Sabah & Sarawak linking Brunei and Indonesia on the Borneo Island.

Climate: Tropical with annual monsoons. These hit the southwest from April to October and the northeast from October to February

Area: Malaysia covers 329,854km² of land and 0.3% of water

Population:28,276,000 as per June 2009 estimation

Ethnic Group:Malay, Chinese, Indian, Indigenous & Others

Official Language: Malay

Other Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai, Kadazan and Iban.

Government: Federal constitutional elective monarchy and Palimentary Democracy

Yang Di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin

Prime Minister: Najib Tun Razak

Independence from the United Kingdom: 31^st August 1957

Formation of Federation: 16^th September 1963

GDP (PPP): $384,219billion (2008 estimate)

GDP (Nominal): $222.219billion (2008 estimate)

Currency: Ringgit (RM/MYR)

Time Zone: UTC+8 – Summer daylight savings time not observed

Vehicle: Right hand drive

Internet TLD: .my

Calling Code: +60