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Country Profile
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| Capital |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Administrative divisions |
13 states (negeri-negeri, singular-negeri) and 2 federal territories(wilayah-wilayah persekutuan, singular-wilayah persekutuan); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Labuan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu, Wilayah Persekutuan (note: the city of Kuala Lumpur is located within the federal territory of Wilayah Persekutuan; the terms therefore are not interchangeable.)
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| Independence |
31 August 1957 (from UK) |
| Location |
Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
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| Area |
| Total area |
329,750 sq km sq km |
| Land area |
328,550 sq km sq km |
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| Land boundaries |
| Total |
2,669 km |
| Coastline |
4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) |
| Climate |
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast(October to February) monsoons |
| Terrain |
coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
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| Natural resources |
tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
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| Land Use |
| Arable land |
3% |
| Permanent crops |
12% |
| Meadows and pasture |
0% |
| Other |
17% |
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People and Culture
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| Population |
21,376,066 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Age structure |
| 0-14 years |
35% (male 3,879,012; female 3,680,895) |
| 15-64 years |
61% (male 6,478,910; female 6,482,909) |
| 65 years and over |
4% (male 369,639; female 484,701) (1999 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.08% (1999 est.) |
| Birth rate |
26.05 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
| Death rate |
5.29 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
21.68 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth |
| Total population |
70.67 years |
| Male |
67.62 years |
| Female |
73.9 years (1999 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
3.35 children born/woman (1999 est.) |
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| Nationality |
| Noun |
Malaysian(s) |
| Adjective |
Malaysian |
| Ethnic divisions |
Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 26%,
Indian 7%,
others 9% |
| Religions |
Islam,
Buddhism,
Daoism,
Hinduism,
Christianity,
Sikhism;
note- in addition, Shamanism is practised on East Malaysia |
| Languages |
Bahasa Melayu (official),
English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow),
Tamil, Telugu, Malalalam, Panjabi, Thai; note-in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan |
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| Literacy (age 15 and over can read and write) |
| Total population |
83.5% |
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89.1% |
| Female |
78.1% (1995 est.) |
Labour force
(includes members of the Army ) |
8.398 million (1996 est.) |
| Labour force-by occupation |
manufacturing 25%,
agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries 21%,
local trade and tourism 17%, services 12%,
government 11%,
construction 8% (1996) |
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Youth Focal Point
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Ministry of Youth and Sports
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The objective of the Ministry of Youth and Sports is to create a moral, disciplined and united youth community who can participate actively in social and economic activities which in turn contribute towards the unity of the country.
The main divisions of the Ministry are: Management, Policy Planning and Development Division; Youth Division; Sports Division; and The Office of the Commissioner of Sports. To complement the functions of the ministry, the National Sports Council and the Stadium Merdeka Corporation are placed under the aegis of the Ministry.
For more information on the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia, please visit the following homepage:
http://www.kbs.gov.my
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