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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Malaysia
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Malaysia:

Malaysia is a sovereign country located on the Malay Peninsula and a northern portion of the Island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.[1] Malaysia comprises thirteen states and three federal territories with a total land area of 329,847 square kilometres (127,355 sq mi).[2] The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government.

The population stands at over 32 million.[1] The country is separated into two regions—Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo—by the South China Sea.[1] Malaysia borders Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines ,[1] and Vietnam. The country is located near the equator and experiences a tropical climate.[1]

Malaysia is headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and politically led by a Prime Minister.[3][4] The government is closely modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system.[5]


General reference

  • Pronunciation: /məˈleɪʒə/ or /məˈleɪziə/
  • Common English country name: Malaysia
  • Official English country name: Malaysia
  • Common endonym(s): Malaysia
  • Official endonym(s): Malaysia
  • Adjectival(s): Malaysian
  • Demonym(s): Malaysians
  • Etymology: Name of Malaysia
  • International rankings of Malaysia
  • ISO country codes: MY, MYS, 458
  • ISO region codes: See MY
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .my

History of Malaysia

  • Military history of Malaysia

Events and treaties

  • Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824
  • Burney Treaty
  • Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909
  • Battle of Malaya
  • Sandakan Death Marches
  • Brunei Revolt
  • Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
  • May 13 incident
  • Mat Salleh Rebellion

Small area histories

  • History of Kuala Lumpur
  • History of Penang

Politics of Malaysia

Politics of Malaysia

  • Form of government: Federal constitutional elective monarchy and parliamentary 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
    • National Front (Barisan Nasional)
      • United Malays National OrganisationN1 (UMNO)
      • Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
      • Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
      • Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)
      • People's Progressive Party (PPP)
      • United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB)
      • Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP)
      • Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
      • Sabah United PartyN2 (PBS)
      • Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
      • United Sabah People's Party (PBRS)
      • United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO)
      • Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP)
      • Sarawak People's Party (PRS)
    • Alliance of Hope (Pakatan Harapan)
      • People's Justice Party (Keadilan; PKR)
      • Democratic Action Party (DAP)
      • National Trust Party (AMANAH)
    • National Alliance (Perikatan National)
      • Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU; PBBM)
      • Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyN3 (PAS)
      • Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN; PGRM)
    • Malaysian People's Party (PRM)
    • Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM)
    • Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP)
    • Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA)
  • Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia)
    • Conference of Rulers
  • Civil Service in Malaysia

Branches of the government of Malaysia

Government of Malaysia

Executive branch of the government of Malaysia

  • Head of state: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Muhammad V
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad
  • Cabinet of Malaysia
  • Ministries of Malaysia
    • Ministry of Home Affairs
    • Ministry of Education
    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Ministry of Higher Education
    • Ministry of Internal Security (Malaysia)
    • Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
    • Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
    • Ministry of the Federal Territories

Legislative branch of the government of Malaysia

  • Parliament of Malaysia (bicameral)
    • Upper house: Dewan Negara
    • Lower house: Dewan Rakyat

Judicial branch of the government of Malaysia

Courts of Malaysia

  • Federal Court of Malaysia
  • Court of Appeal of Malaysia
  • High Courts of Malaysia
  • Syariah Court

Foreign relations of Malaysia

Foreign relations of Malaysia

  • Diplomatic missions in Malaysia
  • Diplomatic missions of Malaysia

International organisation membership

Malaysia is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Malaysia

Law of Malaysia

  • Capital punishment in Malaysia
  • Constitution of Malaysia
  • Crime in Malaysia
  • Human rights in Malaysia
    • LGBT rights in Malaysia
    • Freedom of religion in Malaysia
  • Law enforcement in Malaysia

Military of Malaysia

Military of Malaysia

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief: Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Muhammad V of Kelantan
    • Chief of Defence Forces: General (Jen) Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
      • Ministry of Defence of Malaysia
  • Forces
    • Army of Malaysia
    • Navy of Malaysia
    • Air Force of Malaysia
    • Malaysian Special Operations Force
  • Military history of Malaysia

Geography of Malaysia

An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Borneo

Geography of Malaysia

 Indonesia 1,782 km
 Thailand 506 km
 Brunei 381 km
  • Coastline: 4,675 km
    • Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km
    • East Malaysia 2,607 km
  • Population of Malaysia: 27,730,000 - 43rd most populous country
  • Area of Malaysia: 329,847 km2 - 66th largest country
  • Atlas of Malaysia
  • Malaysian Standard Time

Environment of Malaysia

Environment of Malaysia

  • Climate of Malaysia
  • Environmental issues in Malaysia
  • List of ecoregions in Malaysia
  • Renewable energy in Malaysia
  • Protected areas of Malaysia
    • National parks of Malaysia
  • Wildlife of Malaysia
    • Birds of Malaysia
    • Mammals of Malaysia

Natural geographic features of Malaysia

  • Islands of Malaysia
  • Lakes of Malaysia
  • Mountains of Malaysia
    • Volcanoes in Malaysia
    • Caves in Malaysia
  • Rivers of Malaysia
  • List of World Heritage Sites in Malaysia

Regions of Malaysia

  • West Malaysia (Peninsula Malaysia)
  • East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo)

Ecoregions of Malaysia

List of ecoregions in Malaysia

  • Ecoregions in Malaysia

Administrative divisions of Malaysia

Administrative divisions of Malaysia

  • Local government in Malaysia
  • Mukim

States of Malaysia

States of Malaysia

The states and federal territories of Malaysia.

Malaysia has 13 states:


Federal territories of Malaysia

Malaysia also has three federal territories, which are governed directly by the federal government of Malaysia:

  1. Template:Country data Kuala Lumpur
  2. Template:Country data Labuan
  3. Template:Country data Putrajaya

Districts of Malaysia

Districts of Malaysia

Municipalities of Malaysia

Municipalities of Malaysia

Economy and infrastructure of Malaysia

Economy of Malaysia

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 38th (thirty-eighth)
  • Agriculture in Malaysia
  • Accounting in Malaysia
  • Banking in Malaysia
  • Communications in Malaysia
    • Internet in Malaysia
  • Companies of Malaysia
  • Energy in Malaysia
  • Health care in Malaysia
  • Mining in Malaysia
  • Science and technology in Malaysia
  • Poverty in Malaysia
  • Malaysia Stock Exchange
  • Telecommunications in Malaysia
  • Tourism in Malaysia
  • Transport in Malaysia
    • Airports in Malaysia
    • Rail transport in Malaysia
    • Roads in Malaysia
  • Water supply and sanitation in Malaysia

Economic plans and policies

  • First Malaysia Plan
  • Second Malaysia Plan
  • Malaysian New Economic Policy
  • National Development Policy
  • Energy policy of Malaysia

Demography of Malaysia

Demographics of Malaysia

  • Languages of Malaysia
  • Malaysian citizenship
  • Healthcare in Malaysia

Religion

Religion in Malaysia

  • Buddhism in Malaysia
  • Christianity in Malaysia
  • Hinduism in Malaysia
  • Islam in Malaysia
  • Judaism in Malaysia
  • Sikhism in Malaysia
  • Taoism in Malaysia

Ethnicities

  • Bumiputra
  • Malaysian Chinese
  • Malaysian Indian
  • Malaysian Malays
  • Malaysian Siamese

Culture of Malaysia

Culture of Malaysia

Art in Malaysia

  • Art in Malaysia
    • List of Malaysian artists
  • Cinema of Malaysia
  • Literature of Malaysia
  • Music of Malaysia
  • Television in Malaysia

Sports in Malaysia

Sports in Malaysia

  • Football in Malaysia
  • Malaysia at the Olympics

Education in Malaysia

Education in Malaysia

Standardised examinations
  • Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR)
  • Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3)
  • Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
  • Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)

See also

Malaysia

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.[6]
  3. ^ 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.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/index.php?r=column/cthemeByCat&cat=430&bul_id=aFYzVjJ3anNyQytHZGxzcUZxTG9Ydz09&menu_id=L0pheU43NWJwRWVSZklWdzQ4TlhUUT09. 
  2. ↑ Article 1. Constitution of Malaysia.
  3. ↑ Article 33. Constitution of Malaysia.
  4. ↑ Article 43. Constitution of Malaysia.
  5. ↑ The Federation of International Trade Associations. General Information of Malaysia. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)". MalaysiaToday.com. 2008-06-05. http://www.malaysiatoday.com/Politic/parti-bersatu-sabah-pbs.html. 
  7. ↑ Hooker, M. B. (1983). Islam in South-East Asia. Boston: Brill Archive. pp. 203–204. ISBN 90-04-06844-9. 

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