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