Malaysia

GENERAL INFORMATION

 National name Persekutuan Tanah

Malaysia/Federation of Malaysia
 Area 329,759 sq km/127,319 sq km
 Capital Kuala Lumpur
 Major towns/cities: Johor Bahru, Ipoh,
George Town (on Penang island), Kuala
Terengganu, Kota Bahru, Petaling Jaya,
Kelang, Kuching (on Sarawak), Kota
Kinabalu (on Sabah)
 Major port: Kelang
ECONOMY AND RESOURCES
 Currency ringgit
 GDP (US$) 95.2 billion (2002 est)
 Real GDP growth (% change on previous year) 0.5
(2001)
 GNI (US$) 86.0 billion (2002 est)
 GNI per capita (PPP) (US$) 8,280 (2002 est)
 Consumer price inflation 2.5% (2003 est)
 Unemployment 3.6% (2001)
 Foreign debt (US$) 36.3 billion (2001 est)
 Major trading partners Japan, USA, Singapore,
China, South Korea, the Netherlands, Thailand,
Germany
 Resources tin, bauxite, copper, iron ore, petroleum,
natural gas, forests