Malaysia

Official Name:	Malaysia
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Malaysia
ISO Country Codes:	MY : MYS
Internet Domain:	.my
Government Web Site:	https://www.malaysia.gov.my/

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Capital:	Kuala Lumpur	Main Airports:	Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Language(s):	Bahasa Malaysia; English	Population:	33,871,431
Currency:	Malaysian Ringgit	ISO Currency Code:	MYR
Telephone Dial In:	+60	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Bernama;

Free Malaysia Today (FMT);

Malaysiakini;

Newspaper

Show

Akhbar International Times;

Radio

Show

Era;

Hot FM;

Radioonline.my;

Radio Television Malaysia (RTM);

Sinar;

Malaysia

Government Website:	https://www.malaysia.gov.my/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/malaysia
Central Bank:	Bank Negara Malaysia
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	4.064 ringgits (MYR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3.3% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	5.6% (2018 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.6% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	3.51% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$884.106 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$26,300 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Malaysian Ringgit
Currency Code:	MYR
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	8.2%	Palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice, timber; pepper
Industry:	37.8%	rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing; logging, petroleum and natural gas production; Sarawak - agriculture
Services:	54%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bursa Malaysia ;

National Statistics Office:

Department of Statistics Malaysia;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Malaysia

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; Malay
Customs & Excise:	Royal Malaysia Customs Department.
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Malaysia Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Standards Malaysia

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 27/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 61/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 37/136 (2016)
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