Facts!
Area: 329,758 km2
Population: 20.1 million (1995 estimate)
population Growth: 2.0% (1995 estimate)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Official Name: Federation of Malaysia
System of Government: Federated Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: HM Sultan Shah, King
Prime Minister: Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
Key Government Ministers: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry; Anwar Ibrahim, Minister of Finance.
Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) is the national language although English is widely spoken.
Literacy Rate: 78%
Religion: While Islam is the established religion of Malaysia, freedom of religious practice is guaranteed. According to the 1985 Census, 53% of the population is Muslim, 19% Buddhist, and 7% Christian. Other practiced religions include Confucianism, Daoism and Sikhism.
Currency: Malaysian Dollar or Ringgit=100 Sen.
C$ 1.00=M$ 1.83 (average, week ending June 7, 1996)
Population: 20.1 million (1995 estimate)
population Growth: 2.0% (1995 estimate)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Official Name: Federation of Malaysia
System of Government: Federated Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: HM Sultan Shah, King
Prime Minister: Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
Key Government Ministers: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry; Anwar Ibrahim, Minister of Finance.
Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) is the national language although English is widely spoken.
Literacy Rate: 78%
Religion: While Islam is the established religion of Malaysia, freedom of religious practice is guaranteed. According to the 1985 Census, 53% of the population is Muslim, 19% Buddhist, and 7% Christian. Other practiced religions include Confucianism, Daoism and Sikhism.
Currency: Malaysian Dollar or Ringgit=100 Sen.
C$ 1.00=M$ 1.83 (average, week ending June 7, 1996)