MALAYSIA

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Malaysia People

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

PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

32.2% (male 4,118,086/female 3,884,403)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

62.9% (male 7,838,166/female 7,785,833)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

4.8% (male 526,967/female 667,831) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

24.4 years

Median Age - male:

23.8 years

Median Age - female:

25 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.759% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

22.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.007 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.789 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.012 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

72.76 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

70.05 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

75.65 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2007)

Nationality:

Malaysian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)

Religions:

Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)

Languages:

Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai