Country name: Malaysia

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Location: Situated between North of the Equator line, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak

Area: 329,758 square km

Climate: Tropical. It’s hot and sunny all year, with two monsoon seasons (December to March and June to September) bringing heavy rains

Currency: Malaysian Ringgit

Population: 28.3 Million (Statistics Malaysia, 2011)

Ethnic groups: Malay, Chinese, Indian, Other races

Language: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English are the 4 official languages in Malaysia. The national language shall be the Malay language and shall be in the Roman script.

Religions: Islam is the official religion of the country, but other religions are widely practised.

International country code: +60