 
Fact Sheet
| Head of the State |
: His Majesty Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku AlHaj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni AlMarhum Sultan Badlishah, The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XIV. |
| Prime Minister |
:H.E. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Haji Tun Abdul Razak |
Deputy Prime Minister &
Finance Minister |
: Tan Sri Muhyuddin Yassin |
| Foreign Minister |
:Datuk Anifah Aman |
| International Trade & Industry Minister |
:Datuk Seri Mustafa Mohamed |
| Parliament |
:Bicameral type House of Representatives – 222 Members
Senate - 70 Members |
| National Day |
:31st August (Independence Day of Malaysia) |
| Weekly holidays |
:Saturday & Sunday |
| Capital & Major cities |
:Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru, Ipoh. |
| Population |
:28.3 million (est for 2010) |
| Total Land Area |
:3,30,252 sq.km. |
| Language(s) |
:Bahasa Malaysia is the national language but English is widely spoken.
Other ethnic groups speak Chinese, Tamil etc. |
| Ethnic Group(s) |
:(1)Malays - 54.14%
(2) Chinese -25.26%
(3) Indians - 7.52%
(4) Indigenous Malaysians (Orang Asli, Sabahans, Sarawakians) - 11.68%
(5) Bumiputeras - 65.92%(Consists of Malays, Orang Asli, Sabahans & Sarawakians) |
| Religion(s) |
:Islam is the official religion but other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism are practised freely. |
| Real GDP in 2010 |
:US$ 150 billion |
| Growth rate of GDP (at constant 1987 prices) |
:2005 |
2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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(+) 5.2%
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(+)5.9%
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(+) 6.2%
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(+)4.6%
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(-) 1.7%
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(+) 7.1 %
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| Per Capita Income in 2010 |
:US$ 8,000 |
| Total exports during 2010 (FOB) |
:US$199.2 billion |
| Total imports during 2010 (CIF) |
:US$ 164.8 billion |
Foreign Exchange Reserves
(2010) |
:US$ 106.5 billion |
| Currency |
:Malaysian Ringgit (RM) |
| Rate of exchange |
:US$ 1=Malaysian Ringgit (RM) 3.21 (approx)
RM 1.00 = Rs.14.00 (approx) |
| Literacy Rate |
:88.7% |
| Birth rate |
:17.5 per thousand |
| Unemployment |
:3.0% |
India Specific Data (Trade):
| Indian Exports – 2010 |
: US$ 2485.5 million |
| Indian Imports – 2010 |
: US$ 6529.6 million |
| Major Exports to India |
: India mainly imports Palm Oil, Crude Oil, Electrical Goods |
| Major Imports from India |
: Engineering Goods, Chemicals, Meat, Textiles and Pharmaceuticals |
| Indian Joint Ventures |
: Presently there are 74 Indian joint ventures in Malaysia.
There are 08 Indian companies and 55 Indian IT companies, many of them with Multimedia Super Corridor status in Malaysia. |
| Malaysian Indian Community |
: (a) Total number: Approx 8% of the total population (1.9 million)
(b) Composition: Predominantly Tamils and few Sikhs,Telugus and Malayalis |
| Indian Passport holders |
: 1,50,000 (approx) |
| Time difference with India |
: IST (+)2½ hrs. |
Major Universities and Scientific Institutions:
| Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) |
| Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) |
| Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) |
| Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) |
| Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) |
| Universiti Malaya (UM) |
| Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) |
| Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) |
| Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) |
| Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) |
| Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) |
| Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) |
| Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) |
| Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) |
| Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (IIUM) |
| Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) |
| Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) |
| Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) |
| Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) |
| Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) |
| Akademi Sains Malaysia |
| Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) |
| The Malaysian Institute of Food Technology |
| Palm Oil Research Institute Of Malaysia (PORIM) |
| The Plastics & Rubber Institute Malaysia |
| Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) |
| Institute of Medical Research (IMR) |
| Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) |
| Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia(SIRIM) |
| Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (MIMOS) |
| Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC) |
Institutions with special focus on India:
| Universiti Malaya (UM) |
The University has a Department of Indian Studies Centre with focus on Tamil literature. The Faculty of Languages and Linguistics offers a 3-year Bachelor of Languages and Linguistics (Tamil), while the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a 3 1/2 year BA Social Sciences (Indian Studies) |
Important Think Tanks on Foreign Related Issues:
| Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) |
ISIS Malaysia is engaged in a wide range of activities focusing on objective and independent policy research and fostering dialogue and debate between the public sector, the private sector and academia. |
| Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) |
Malaysia an independent organization that promotes leadership and strategic thinking through conferences, training programmes,
briefings, publications and international dialogue |
| Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), |
IDFR is a training institute for Malaysian Foreign Service. |
| Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) |
IKIM deals with strategic national and international issues concerning the understanding of Islam as a complete way of life and the relationship between Islam and the dynamics of contemporary society |
| Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) |
Malaysia established to undertake studies on a wide range of strategic and policy issues directly relevant to national interest and public welfare. |
| Malaysian Economic Research Corporation (MERC) |
Malaysian Economic Database and Statistics. |
| National Economic Action Council (NEAC) |
Malaysia established in 1998 as a consultative body to the Malaysian Government to deal with the economic crisis |
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