MY
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia sits in South-Eastern Asia and uses MYR - Malaysian ringgit (RM). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Population
34.6M
Area
330.8K km2
Population
34.6M
34,564,810 people
Area
330.8K km2
330,803 square kilometers
Density
104/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
3.17, 101.7
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Malaysia, officially listed here as Malaysia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Malaysia, MY, MYS, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Malaysia is grouped under Asia, more specifically South-Eastern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 34,564,810 people and a land area of 330,803 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 104 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 2.5, 112.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 3.17, 101.7. Malaysia shares listed land borders with BRN, IDN, THA, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Kuala Lumpur (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Ipoh, Taman Ria and Seberang Jaya. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Malaysia, capital of Malaysia, and major urban areas in Malaysia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include ASEAN, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Malaysia uses calling code +60, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+08:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Jan 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists MYR - Malaysian ringgit (RM), while language records include English and Malay. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as MAL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 40.7 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Malaysia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MY / MYS
Top-level domains
.my
Continents
Asia
Border countries
BRN, IDN, THA
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
MAL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Malaysia is represented by the MY country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
8,911,000
primary
#2
Klang
Selangor
878,000
City
#3
Ipoh
Perak
866,772
admin
#4
Taman Ria
Perak
858,118
City
#5
Seberang Jaya
Pulau Pinang
815,767
City
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Jan 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+60
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+08:00
Languages
English, Malay
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
40.7
2021