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Malaysia is comprised of the southern half of the Malay Peninsula and most of the northern part of Borneo in Asia, sharing its northern peninsular border with Thailand and its southern peninsular border with Singapore, and its northern border on Borneo with Brunei and its southern border on Borneo with Indonesia. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur.
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  • Population: 23,953,136
  • Land Area: 328,550 sq km
  • Capital City: Kuala Lumpur
  • Languages: Chinese,  English,  Panjabi,  Tamil,  Telugu,  Thai,  indigenous languages,  Bahasa Melayu(official),  Malalalam,  Iban,  Kadazan
  • Religions: Buddhist, Daoism, Sikh, shamanism, Christian, Muslim, Hindu
  • Government: constitutional monarchy
  • Date of independence: 8/31/1957
  • GDP: $229.3 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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