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Southeast Asia > Malaysia > Geography

MALAYSIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than New Mexico
Area > Land 328,550 sq km Time series [63rd of 238]
Area > Total 329,750 sq km Time series [70th of 250]
Capital city with population Kuala Lumpur - 1,145,000
Climate
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Forested Land 58.7% [25th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 2 30 N, 112 30 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km
Land use > Arable land 5.46% Time series [148th of 258]
Largest city Kuala Lumpur
Largest city population 1,236,000 [74th of 174]
Largest city with population Kuala Lumpur - 1,145,000
Location
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
Map references
Southeast Asia
Natural resources
tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
Population density 65.06 people per sqkm [127th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 77.15 people/m² Time series [101st of 204]
Precipitation 2,366 mm [6th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 329,740 km² Time series [65th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Gunung Kinabalu

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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