GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $247.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $447 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $15,600 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population (Estimated July 2012): 29,179,952
Area: 330,804km2 or 127,724mi2
Currency: Ringgit (RM)
Official Language: Malay
Political Information: Federal Constitutional Elective Monarchy and Parliamental Democracy
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 60.4% of the population are Muslim, 19.2% are Buddhist, 9.1% are Christian, 6.3% are Hindu, 2.6% have traditional Chinese Religious beliefs, 1.5% have other religious beliefs and 0.8% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Kinabalu 4,095m or 13,435 ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +8:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu; and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with three components, city of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya
Leaders: King Abdul Halim with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 31st of August 1957.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Commonwealth Member since the 31st of August 1957.
