Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur · Southeast Asia
Malaysia is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Kuala Lumpur, the official currency is the Malaysian Ringgit, and the main language is Malay.
With a population of roughly 34.3 million people spread over 330,803 km², Malaysia is the 46th most populous country in the world and the 67th largest by area. That works out at about 104 people per square kilometre.
Malaysia shares land borders with Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Kuala Lumpur, George Town and Johor Bahru. The highest point in the country is Mount Kinabalu, at 4,095 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Vietnam, while its population is closest to that of Yemen.
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Population
- 34,300,000
- Area
- 330,803 km²
- Currency
- Malaysian Ringgit
- Main language
- Malay
- Highest point
- Mount Kinabalu
4,095 m - Land borders
- 3
Malaysia: things worth knowing
- Malaysia is split in two by the South China Sea, with the peninsula on one side and Borneo states on the other.
- Putrajaya is the administrative capital, while Kuala Lumpur remains the official one.
- Its rainforests are among the oldest in the world, estimated at over 130 million years.
Malaysia in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Malaysia ranks 19th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.