Malaysia Geography

Country Name: Malaysia

Capital City: Kuala Lumpur

Population: 24,821,286 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.759% (2007 est.)

Currency: ringgit (MYR)

Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (official)

Area: 329,750 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.5% (2006)

Domain extension: .my

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF MALAYSIA

Location:

Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam

Geographic Co-ordinates:

2 30 N, 112 30 E

Area - total:

329,750 sq km

Area - total:

329,750 sq km

Area - land:

328,550 sq km

Area - water:

1,200 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,669 km

Border Countries:

Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km

Terrain:

coastal plains rising to hills and mountains

Elevation - highest point:

Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Indian Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite

Arable Land:

5.46%

Permanent Crops:

17.54%

Other Land Use:

77% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

flooding, landslides, forest fires