Malaysia: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Malaysia

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $372,980,957,208 USD, which ranks it number 38 in the world. You need to pay 10.90RM (around $2.45 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. The sign for the local currency is RM (MYR).

Population

With a birth growth rate at 1.01%, the median age is 29.20 years. Around 31,798,200 people live in this country, or 0.426% of all people on earth.

Geography

People from this country speak these languages: English, Malay. The area of the country is 330,803 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu. Kuala Lumpur is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand.

Education

On average citizens spend 13 years in school (including higher education). Well known universities are: University of Malaya, Putra University, Malaysia, University of Science, Malaysia, National University of Malaysia (UKM), University of Technology, Malaysia.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Kinabalu Park, Gunung Mulu National Park, Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca, Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley. Example of famous dishes in this country: Nasi lemak,Satay, Laksa, Roti canai.

Good to know

Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia for more information about this nation. The country's ISO code is MY, phone numbers start with +60, the domain name ".my" is used by the country's websites

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