Bahasa Malaysia/Malay (official), English (official for some purposes), Chinese dialects (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Foochow, Hok-chew), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Thai; in addition, several indigenous languages are spoken in East Malaysia, especially Iban and Kadazan
Area
total: 329.750 km2 land: 328.550 km2 water: 1200.00 km2
Callingcode
+60
Electricity
230V/50Hz
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Population
26.6 million (Jan 2007)
Religion
Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism; note - in addition, Shamanism/Animism is practiced in East and, to a lesser extent, West Malaysia