Overview of and topical guide to Malaysia
TheFlag of Malaysia An enlargeable map ofMalaysia The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Malaysia:
Malaysia is asovereign country located on theMalay Peninsula and a northern portion of theIsland of Borneo inSoutheast Asia .[ 1] It comprises13 states and three federal territories with a total land area of 329,847 square kilometres (127,355 sq mi).[ 2] Thecapital of Malaysia isKuala Lumpur , whilePutrajaya is the seat of the federal government.
The population stands at over 32 million.[ 1] The country is separated into two regions—Peninsular Malaysia andMalaysian Borneo —by theSouth China Sea .[ 1] Malaysia bordersThailand ,Indonesia ,Singapore ,Brunei , thePhilippines ,[ 1] and Vietnam. The country is located near the equator and experiences atropical climate.[ 1]
Malaysia is headed by theYang di-Pertuan Agong and politically led by aPrime Minister .[ 3] [ 4] The government is closely modeled after theWestminster parliamentary system .[ 5]
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C limit|limit=Malaysia 2}} History of Malaysia [ edit ] Events and treaties [ edit ] Small area histories [ edit ]
Politics of Malaysia [ edit ] Politics of Malaysia
Form of government :Federal constitutional elective monarchy andparliamentary democracy Capital of Malaysia:Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Elections in Malaysia 1955 ,1959 ,1964 ,1969 ,1974 ,1978 ,1982 ,1986 ,1990 ,1995 ,1999 ,2004 ,2008 ,2013 ,2018 ,2022 Political parties in Malaysia Political parties in Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia)Civil Service in Malaysia Branches of the government of Malaysia [ edit ] Government of Malaysia
Executive branch of the government of Malaysia [ edit ] Legislative branch of the government of Malaysia [ edit ] Judicial branch of the government of Malaysia [ edit ] Courts of Malaysia
Foreign relations of Malaysia [ edit ] Foreign relations of Malaysia
International organisation membership [ edit ] Malaysia is a member of:[ 1]
Law and order in Malaysia [ edit ] Law of Malaysia
Military of Malaysia [ edit ] Military of Malaysia
Geography of Malaysia [ edit ] An enlargeable topographic map of the island ofBorneo Geography of Malaysia
Indonesia 1,782 km Thailand 506 km Brunei 381 kmCoastline: 4,675 kmPeninsular Malaysia 2,068 km East Malaysia 2,607 km Environment of Malaysia [ edit ] Environment of Malaysia
Natural geographic features of Malaysia [ edit ] Regions of Malaysia [ edit ] Ecoregions of Malaysia [ edit ] List of ecoregions in Malaysia
Administrative divisions of Malaysia [ edit ] States of Malaysia
The states and federal territories of Malaysia. Malaysia has 13 states:
Federal territories of Malaysia [ edit ] Malaysia also has three federal territories, which are governed directly by thefederal government of Malaysia:
Kuala Lumpur Labuan Putrajaya Municipalities of Malaysia [ edit ] Local government in Malaysia
Districts of Malaysia [ edit ] Economy and infrastructure of Malaysia [ edit ] Economy of Malaysia
Economic plans and policies [ edit ] Demography of Malaysia [ edit ] Demographics of Malaysia
Religion in Malaysia
Culture of Malaysia [ edit ] Culture of Malaysia
Sports in Malaysia
Education in Malaysia [ edit ] Education in Malaysia
Standardised examinations Malaysia
^ UMNO was deregistered in 1988 and the Prime Minister of Malaysia formed a new party known as United Malays National Organisation (Baru) on February 16, 1988. The term "Baru" or "New" was removed by a constitutional amendment on July of the same year.^ The United Sabah Party (Parti Bersatu Sabah) was a member of Barisan Nasional from its establishment in 1985 until its withdrawal from the coalition in 1990. The party rejoined the coalition in 2002.[ 8] ^ The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party entered a coalition with the former Alliance Party in 1972 and subsequently joined the Barisan Nasional coalition when it was founded in 1974. It withdrew from the coalition in 1977.[ 9] Wikimedia Atlas of Malaysia
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