| Population: |
| 24,821,286
(July 2007 est.) |
| GDP
(purchasing power parity): |
| $313.8
billion (2006 est.) |
| GDP
- real growth rate: |
| 5.9% |
| GDP
- per capita (PPP): |
| $12,900 |
| Inflation
rate (consumer prices): |
| 3.8%
(2006 est.) |
| Exports: |
| $158.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
|
| Exports
- commodities: |
electronic equipment, petroleum and
liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products,
palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals
|
| Imports: |
$127.3
billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
|
| Imports
- commodities: |
| electronics, machinery, petroleum
products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel
products, chemicals |
|
Malaysia
is located in lower
Southeast Asia between Thailand on the North and Singapore and
Indonesia to the South. Area of border countries are Brunei (381
km), Indonesia (1,782 km), Thailand (506 km).
Total Area: 329,847 km²
(127,355 sq mi)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Government: Federal constitutional
monarchy
Official languages: Malay
| Ethnic
Groups: |
| Malay |
50.4% |
| Chinese
|
23.7% |
| indigenous
|
11% |
| Indian
|
7.1% |
| others
|
7.8% |
| Labor
Force by Occupation: |
 |
| GDP
Growth (%) |
| Year |
|
| 2002 |
4.4 |
| 2003 |
5.5 |
| 2004 |
7.2 |
| 2005 |
5.2 |
| 2006 |
5.9 |
| |
| Year |
Export growth (%) |
Import growth (%) |
| 2002 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
| 2003 |
11.0 |
4.8 |
| 2004 |
20.9 |
25.5 |
| 2005 |
12.0 |
9.6 |
| 2006 |
16.9 |
24.5 |
| Sources:
Bank Negara Malaysia |
|
|
