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Government: Constitutional Parliamentary Monarchy
Capital city: Kuala Lumpur (pop 1.4 million)
Prime Minister: Najib Tun Razak
GDP: US$210 billion (2003)
World GDP ranking: 37th
GDP per capita: US$9,000 (2003est)
Annual growth: 5.2% (2003)
Inflation: 1.1% (2003)
Major products/industries: Tin, rubber, palm oil, timber, oil, textiles and electronics
Major trading partners: Singapore, Japan, USA
Population: 26 million(2005 est), (growth rate 1.83%)
Area: 329,750 sq km
People: 58% Malay & other indigenious, 24% Chinese, 8% Indian, 10% others (2000).
Language: Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese dialects, Tamil and indigenous languages
Religion: 60% Muslim, 19% Buddhist, 9% Christian, 6% Hindu, 2.6% Taoist & Confucianist.
Internet Users: 8.7 million (2003)
Time: GMT plus eight hours
Electricity: 240V, 50 Hz