Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Kuala Lumpur. About 34 million people live there (2025). It covers 330,803 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- People (2025)
- 34 million
- Area
- 330,803 km²
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit
Malaysia at a glance
- In its own language
- ماليزيا
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Population
- 34,231,700 (2025)
- Area
- 330,803 km² (127,724 mi²)
- People are called
- Malaysian
- Official languages
- Malay
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit
- GDP (nominal)
- US$406 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 76 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.803 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 46.2 (2009)
- Unemployment
- 2% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, federal monarchy, elective monarchy, parliamentary monarchy, federation
- Head of state
- Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Anwar Ibrahim (since 2022)
- Country codes
- MY, MYS
- Calling code
- +60
- Internet domain
- .my
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+08:00, Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 3.7805111°, 102.31436166666667°
Malaysia and its neighbours
Malaysia borders Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Philippines. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Malaysia
- Neighbours
Divisions of Malaysia
- Johor
- Kedah
- Kelantan
- Malacca
- Negeri Sembilan
- Pahang
- Perak
- Perlis
- Penang
- Sabah
- Sarawak
- Selangor
- Terengganu
- Kuala Lumpur
- Labuan
- Putrajaya
Member of
- United Nations
- ASEAN
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and 10 more organisations.
How far are you from Malaysia?
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Questions
What is the capital of Malaysia?
The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
What is the population of Malaysia?
Malaysia has about 34,231,700 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Malaysia?
Malaysia covers 330,803 square kilometres (127,724 square miles).
What currency does Malaysia use?
The Malaysian ringgit.
What language is spoken in Malaysia?
The official language of Malaysia is Malay.
Which countries border Malaysia?
Malaysia shares a border with Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Philippines.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.