National
Government
Malaysia
Government
National
Law Ministry
Minister
of Home Affairs
National
Police
Police
National
Capital
Kuala Lumpur (official, legislative and royal)
Putrajaya (administrative and judicial)
National Population
Aprox 35.13 million
Independence
Day
August 31
National
Helplines
Police / Ambulance / Fire - 999
Hazards - 15454
Child help-line - 15999
Tollfree Airline
Malaysia Airlines - 800-552-9264
National
Languages
Bahasa Malaysia
English
Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan,
Foochow), Tamil
Telugu
Malayalam
Panjabi
Thai
Note: Malaysia has 134 living languages
112 indigenous languages
22 nonindigenous languages in East Malaysia
There are several indigenous languages
The most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
National
Currency
Malaysian Ringgit
MYR
National
Animal
The Malayan tiger
National
Bird
the Rhinoceros Hornbill
National
Flower
hibiscus (bunga raya)
National
Fruit
Papaya or Durian
Bordering
countries
Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand
Country
area (aprox)
Country
code
Country domain
Botanical
Gardens
Forests
Zoos
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