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Administrative divisions > A note the city of Kuala Lumpur is located within the federal territory of Wilayah Persekutuan; the terms therefore are not interchangeable; there is a new federal territory named Putrajaya, but this change has not yet been approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) |
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Capital city
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Kuala Lumpur |
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Constitution 31 August 1957; amended 16 September 1963 |
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Corruption
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39 |
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[39th of 160]
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Executive branch > Chief of state Paramount Ruler Sultan MIZAN Zainal Abidin (since 13 December 2006) |
Executive branch > Elections paramount ruler elected by and from the hereditary rulers of nine of the states for five-year terms; election last held on 3 November 2006 (next to be held in 2011); prime minister designated from among the members of the House of Representatives; following legislative elections, the leader of the party that wins a plurality of seats in the House of Representatives becomes prime minister |
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister ABDULLAH bin Ahmad Badawi (since 31 October 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (since 7 January 2004) |
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Flag modification
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109 |
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[109th of 197]
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Judicial branch Federal Court (judges appointed by the paramount ruler on the advice of the prime minister) |
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Key ministers > Education
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Hishamuddin Hussein |
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Key ministers > Health Chua Soi Lek |
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Key ministers > Transport
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Chan Kong Choy |
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Legal system based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; Islamic law is applied to Muslims in matters of family law and religion |
Legislative branch bicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of the Senate or Dewan Negara (70 seats; 44 appointed by the paramount ruler, 26 appointed by the state legislatures) and the House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (219 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) |
National holiday Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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90% |
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[90th of 143]
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Status
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federal pseudo-democracy |
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Suffrage 21 years of age; universal |
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UN membership date
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17 Sep. 1957 |
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United Nations mission http://www.un.int/malaysia/ |