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Capital city
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Kuala Lumpur |
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General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth
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5.38 %
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[37th of 147]
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DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth of general government final consumption expenditure based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. General government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$
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16,863,420,000 $
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[33rd of 169]
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DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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members of ASEAN > ASEAN member states > Head of Government
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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members of ASEAN > ASEAN member states > Head of State
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Mizan Zainal Abidin |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of members of ASEAN
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members of ASEAN > ASEAN member states > Membership date
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August 8, 1967 |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of members of ASEAN
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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8% |
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[90th of 143]
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of members of ASEAN
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %
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9.1 %
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[129th of 174]
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DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women. |
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SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Start-up procedures to register a business > number
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9
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[95th of 171]
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DEFINITION: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Status
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federal pseudo-democracy |
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DEFINITION: Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power Transition State: a state with a transitional structure Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to build a warehouse > days
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281 days
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[28th of 168]
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DEFINITION: Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. |
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SOURCE: electionworld.org |
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Time required to enforce a contract > days
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450 days
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[92nd of 171]
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DEFINITION: Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to register property > days
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144 days
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[28th of 167]
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DEFINITION: Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to start a business > days
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30 days
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[102nd of 171]
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DEFINITION: Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours
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190 hours
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[110th of 169]
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DEFINITION: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Trademarks, nonresidents
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13,076
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[9th of 99]
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DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Trademarks, residents
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9,082
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[18th of 98]
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DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. |
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Malaysia has asserted sovereignty over the Spratly Islands together with China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; while the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions over the Spratly Islands, it is not the legally binding "code of conduct" sought by some parties; Malaysia was not party to the March 2005 joint accord among the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam on conducting marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; disputes continue over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's land reclamation, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in November 2007, the ICJ will hold public hearings in response to the Memorials and Countermemorials filed by the parties in 2003 and 2005 over sovereignty of Pedra Branca Island/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge; ICJ awarded Ligitan and Sipadan islands, also claimed by Indonesia and Philippines, to Malaysia but left maritime boundary and sovereignty of Unarang rock in the hydrocarbon-rich Celebes Sea in dispute; separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces prompts measures to close and monitor border with Malaysia to stem terrorist activities; Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo; Brunei and Malaysia agreed in September 2008 to resolve their offshore and deepwater seabed dispute, resume hydrocarbon exploration and renounce any territorial claims on land; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait |
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DEFINITION: This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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UN membership date
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17 Sep. 1957 |
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DEFINITION: Date of United Nations Membership |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
United Nations mission http://www.un.int/malaysia/ |
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DEFINITION: United Missions mission or approximate website |
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SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |