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MALAYSIA |
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Background Information : |
| Capital |
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Kuala Lumpur |
| Land area |
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329,758 sq.km |
| Population |
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23.3 million (2000). |
| Language |
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Melayu, English, Chinese, Tamil |
| Religion |
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Moslem, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christians |
| Government Type |
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Constitutional Monarchy |
| Member of |
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ASEAN, ADB, APEC, ASEM, D-8, EBRD, ECOSOP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, ILO, EALAP |
| Currency |
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Malaysian Ringgit |
| GDP |
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RM 339.4 billion (2000) at current market prices |
| Major Industries |
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Electronic & electrical goods, textiles, clothing & footwear, chemicals, petroleum, wood and metal products and rubber |
| Major Exports |
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Electronic & electric machinery, petroleum & LNG, textiles, clothing & footwear, palm oil, sawn timber |
| Major Imports |
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Manufacturing inputs, machinery & transport equipment, metal product |
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