Malaysia
Malaysia
Capital Kuala Lumpur (national); Putrajaya (administrative)
329,847 km² · 35,977,838 people (2025) · Malaysian ringgit
Split between the Malay Peninsula and northern Borneo, separated by about 640 km of the South China Sea. Mount Kinabalu on Borneo is 4,095 m and still rising a few millimetres a year. The rainforest here is estimated at 130 million years old, among the oldest on Earth.
The facts
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur (national); Putrajaya (administrative)
- Area
- 329,847 km² — 127,355 sq mi
- Population
- 35,977,838 (2025)
- Density
- 109.1 people per km²
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit (MYR, RM)
- Official languages
- English, Malay
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Calling code
- +60
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- MY · MYS
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 67 of 200
- By population
- 45 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 338,145 | 5,646,436 |
| Vietnam | 331,210 | 101,598,527 |
| Malaysia ← | 329,847 | 35,977,838 |
| Norway | 323,802 | 5,610,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 322,463 | 32,711,547 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Malaysia?
- Kuala Lumpur (national); Putrajaya (administrative)
- What currency does Malaysia use?
- The Malaysian ringgit (MYR).
- How big is Malaysia?
- 329,847 km², or 127,355 square miles — 67 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Malaysia drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Finland 338,145 km²
- Vietnam 331,210 km²
- Norway 323,802 km²
- Ivory Coast 322,463 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)