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Article: Malaysia.
- Article from:
- Country Reports
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 24.4 million (2002)
Climate: Tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Language: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi;--in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan
Total area: 329,750 square kilometres
Ethnic groups: Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 24%, Indian 8%, others 10% (2002)
Religion: Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikhism.