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  • Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
  • Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
  • Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
  • Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
  • People > Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Agriculture > Produce > Banana > Production: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries: Length of land boundaries by border country
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
  • Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
  • Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
  • Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
  • Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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STAT Guadeloupe Malaysia HISTORY
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 32
Ranked 94th. 		604
Ranked 40th. 19 times more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Area > Comparative 10 times the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than New Mexico
Geography > Area > Land 1,706 sq km
Ranked 4th. 		328,550 sq km
Ranked 63th. 193 times more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Area > Total 1,780 sq km
Ranked 4th. 		329,847 sq km
Ranked 68th. 185 times more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Climate subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Geography > Geographic coordinates 16 15 N, 61 35 W 2 30 N, 112 30 E
Government > Judicial branch Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique civil courts include Federal Court, Court of Appeal, High Court of Malaya on peninsula Malaysia, and High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in states of Borneo (judges are appointed by the king on the advice of the prime minister); sharia courts include Sharia Appeal Court, Sharia High Court, and Sharia Subordinate Courts at state-level and deal with religious and family matters such as custody, divorce, and inheritance only for Muslims; decisions of sharia courts cannot be appealed to civil courts
Government > Legal system French legal system mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation
Government > Legislative branch unicameral General Council or Conseil General (42 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) bicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of Senate or Dewan Negara
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.9%
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Malaysia 		1.84%
Ranked 134th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 14.62%
Ranked 147th. 		15%
Ranked 126th. 3% more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 10.13%
Ranked 151st. 		10.41%
Ranked 134th. 3% more than Guadeloupe
People > Ethnic groups black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5% Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future -0.184
Ranked 124th. 		-0.209
Ranked 130th. 14% more than Guadeloupe
Religion > Religions Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1% Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8%
People > Birth rate 15.05 births/1,000 population
Ranked 149th. 		20.41 births/1,000 population
Ranked 84th. 36% more than Guadeloupe
People > Population growth -0.184%
Ranked 124th. 		-0.209%
Ranked 130th. 14% more than Guadeloupe
Economy > Budget > Revenues $637.70 million
Ranked 27th. 		$67.31 billion
Ranked 44th. 106 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Median age 49.19 years
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Malaysia 		47.13 years
Ranked 74th.
Government > Political parties and leaders Communist Party of Guadeloupe or PCG [Mona CADOCE]; FGPS [Dominique LARIFLA]; Left Radical Party or PRG [Flavien FERRANT]; Progressive Democratic Party or PPDG [Henri BANGOU]; Socialist Party or PS [Jules OTTO]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Claudine LACAVE]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (including Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR) [Gabrielle LOUIS-CARABIN] <strong>National Front (Barisan Nasional) or BN (ruling coalition) consists of the following parties: </strong><br />Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Party or GERAKAN [KOH Tsu Koon]<br />Liberal Democratic Party (Parti Liberal Demokratik - Sabah) or LDP [LIEW Vui Keong]<br />Malaysian Chinese Association (Persatuan China Malaysia) or MCA [CHUA Soi Lek]<br />Malaysian Indian Congress (Kongres India Malaysia) or MIC [Govindasamy PALANIVEL]<br />Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah or PBRS [Joseph KURUP]<br />Parti Bersatu Sabah or PBS [Joseph PAIRIN Kitingan]<br />Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu or PBB [Abdul TAIB Mahmud]<br />Parti Rakyat Sarawak or PRS [James MASING]<br />Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak) or SUPP [Peter CHIN Fah Kui]<br />United Malays National Organization or UMNO [NAJIB bin Abdul Razak]<br />United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organization (Pertubuhan Pasko Momogun Kadazan Dusun Bersatu) or UPKO [Bernard DOMPOK]<br />People's Progressive Party (Parti Progresif Penduduk Malaysia) or PPP [M.Kayveas]<br /><br /><strong>People's Alliance (Pakatan Rakyat) or PR (opposition coalition) consists of the following parties:</strong><br />Democratic Action Party (Parti Tindakan Demokratik) or DAP [KARPAL Singh]<br />Islamic Party of Malaysia (Parti Islam se Malaysia) or PAS [Abdul HADI Awang<br />People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) or PKR [WAN AZIZAH Wan Ismail]<br />Sarawak National Party or SNAP [Edwin DUNDANG]<br /><br /><strong>notable independent parties:</strong><br />Sabah Progressive Party (Parti Progresif Sabah) or SAPP [YONG Teck Lee]<br />State Reform Pary (Parti Reformasi Negeri) or STAR [Jeffery KITINGAN]
Economy > Economy > Overview This Caribbean economy depends on agriculture, tourism, light industry, and services. It also depends on France for large subsidies and imports. Tourism is a key industry, with most tourists from the US; an increasingly large number of cruise ships visit the islands. The traditional sugarcane crop is slowly being replaced by other crops, such as bananas (which now supply about 50% of export earnings), eggplant, and flowers. Other vegetables and root crops are cultivated for local consumption, although Guadeloupe is still dependent on imported food, mainly from France. Light industry features sugar and rum production. Most manufactured goods and fuel are imported. Unemployment is especially high among the young. Hurricanes periodically devastate the economy. Malaysia, a middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to move farther up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in Islamic finance, high technology industries, biotechnology, and services. NAJIB's Economic Transformation Program (ETP) is a series of projects and policy measures intended to accelerate the country's economic growth. The government has also taken steps to liberalize some services sub-sectors. The NAJIB administration also is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy''s dependence on exports. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, palm oil and rubber - remain a significant driver of the economy. As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel, combined with strained government finances, has forced Kuala Lumpur to begin to reduce government subsidies. The government is also trying to lessen its dependence on state oil producer Petronas. The oil and gas sector supplies about 35% of government revenue in 2011. Bank Negera Malaysia (central bank) maintains healthy foreign exchange reserves, and a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia''s exposure to riskier financial instruments and the global financial crisis. Nevertheless, Malaysia could be vulnerable to a fall in commodity prices or a general slowdown in global economic activity because exports are a major component of GDP. In order to attract increased investment, NAJIB has raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but he has encountered significant opposition, especially from Malay nationalists and other vested interests.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders 32
Ranked 94th. 		604
Ranked 40th. 19 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Gender > Female population 232,480
Ranked 177th. 		21.07 million
Ranked 53th. 91 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 65,456
Ranked 177th. 		6.36 million
Ranked 56th. 97 times more than Guadeloupe
Economy > GDP > Per capita $7,980.66 per capita
Ranked 13th. 		$15,116.55 per capita
Ranked 21st. 89% more than Guadeloupe
Agriculture > Rural population 91
Ranked 214th. 		27,321
Ranked 121st. 300 times more than Guadeloupe
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 2,462.58 kWh per capita
Ranked 71st. 		3,724.98 kWh per capita
Ranked 58th. 51% more than Guadeloupe
People > Death rate 6.09 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 164th. 23% more than Malaysia 		4.97 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 184th.
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders Christian Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe or KLPG; General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers or CGT-G; General Union of Guadeloupe Workers or UGTG; Movement for Independent Guadeloupe or MPGI; The Socialist Renewal Movement Bar Council<br />BERSIH (electoral reform coalition)<br />PEMBELA (Muslim NGO coalition)<br />PERKASA (defense of Malay rights)<br /><br /><strong>other:</strong> religious groups; women's groups; youth groups
Geography > Natural resources cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
Energy > Electricity > Consumption 1.08 billion kWh
Ranked 127th. 		112 billion kWh
Ranked 6th. 103 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 89.19%
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Malaysia 		78.2%
Ranked 85th.
People > Population growth rate 0.88%
Ranked 132nd. 		1.51%
Ranked 80th. 72% more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 3.77 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 		13 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 3 times more than Guadeloupe
Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 707.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 		940.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 33% more than Guadeloupe
Agriculture > Agricultural growth 79
Ranked 192nd. 		132
Ranked 28th. 67% more than Guadeloupe
Language > Languages French (official) 99%, Creole patois Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; <i>note:</i> in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 45,350
Ranked 176th. 		4.41 million
Ranked 56th. 97 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 38.07%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Malaysia 		34.81%
Ranked 76th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 236,680
Ranked 178th. 		23.79 million
Ranked 55th. 101 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 21,655
Ranked 177th. 		2.07 million
Ranked 56th. 96 times more than Guadeloupe
Religion > Religions > All Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1% Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 4.34
Ranked 177th. 		414.48
Ranked 56th. 96 times more than Guadeloupe
Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 29.53 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 56th. 52% more than Malaysia 		19.45 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 56th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 47.31%
Ranked 176th. 		50.19%
Ranked 115th. 6% more than Guadeloupe
People > Population in 2015 472 thousand
Ranked 166th. 		29,558 thousand
Ranked 46th. 63 times more than Guadeloupe
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.9
Ranked 6th. 		30.4
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Terrain Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 78.06 years
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Malaysia 		73.79 years
Ranked 108th.
Geography > Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico 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
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 12,377
Ranked 14th. 		7.33 million
Ranked 14th. 592 times more than Guadeloupe
Labor > Unemployment rate 26.9%
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Malaysia 		3.5%
Ranked 83th.
Government > Executive branch > Head of government President of the General Council Jacques GILLOT (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Victorin LUREL (since 2 April 2004) Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Najib Razak (since 3 April 2009); Deputy Prime Minister MUHYIDDIN bin Mohamed Yassin (since 9 April 2009)
Geography > Coastline 306 km
Ranked 145th. 		4,675 km
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Guadeloupe
Labor > Labor force 191,400
Ranked 24th. 		11.62 million
Ranked 39th. 61 times more than Guadeloupe
Energy > Oil > Consumption 13,000 bbl/day
Ranked 113th. 		536,000 bbl/day
Ranked 28th. 41 times more than Guadeloupe
Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 1.12%
Ranked 3rd. 		34.45%
Ranked 7th. 31 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Total fertility rate 1.9 children born/woman
Ranked 145th. 		2.61 children born/woman
Ranked 77th. 37% more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 32.53%
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Malaysia 		28.88%
Ranked 78th.
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $3.51 billion
Ranked 6th. 		$494.70 billion
Ranked 29th. 141 times more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Area > Water 74 sq km
Ranked 3rd. 		1,190 sq km
Ranked 107th. 16 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age structure > 0-14 years 24%
Ranked 133th. 		29.1%
Ranked 84th. 21% more than Guadeloupe
Transport > Airports 9
Ranked 164th. 		114
Ranked 51st. 13 times more than Guadeloupe
Agriculture > Produce > Banana > Production 141,135 metric tonnes
Ranked 36th. 		535,000 metric tonnes
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places 10 times the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than New Mexico
People > Gender > Male population 215,301
Ranked 177th. 		21.33 million
Ranked 52nd. 99 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 170,480
Ranked 175th. 		14.76 million
Ranked 45th. 87 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 52.86%
Ranked 179th. 		56.12%
Ranked 112th. 6% more than Guadeloupe
Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 9.2%
Ranked 77th. 74% more than Malaysia 		5.3%
Ranked 132nd.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 17%
Ranked 48th. 		41.2%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Guadeloupe
Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry 20%
Ranked 10th. 		36%
Ranked 4th. 80% more than Guadeloupe
Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 161st. 		15.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 116th. 79% more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 61.54%
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Malaysia 		51.46%
Ranked 81st.
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Soufriere 1,484 m Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 75 Int. $
Ranked 190th. 		115 Int. $
Ranked 38th. 53% more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 4.84%
Ranked 139th. 		4.89%
Ranked 132nd. 1% more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 145,645
Ranked 173th. 		12.25 million
Ranked 43th. 84 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 211,845
Ranked 178th. 		21.28 million
Ranked 55th. 100 times more than Guadeloupe
Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 15%
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Malaysia 		13%
Ranked 24th.
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 11,287
Ranked 75th. 		42,919
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Guadeloupe
Energy > Electricity > Production 1.17 billion kWh
Ranked 129th. 		118 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 101 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 76,224
Ranked 163th. 		4.65 million
Ranked 37th. 61 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Cities > Urban population 99,909
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Malaysia 		72,679
Ranked 103th.
Geography > Land use > Arable land 11.7%
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		5.44%
Ranked 147th.
Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services 65%
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Malaysia 		51%
Ranked 33th.
Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 15 km Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km
Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.97 male(s)/female
Ranked 149th. 		1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 9.78%
Ranked 149th. 		10.12%
Ranked 126th. 3% more than Guadeloupe
Health > Infant mortality rate 8.83
Ranked 127th. 		18.35
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Guadeloupe
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 3
Ranked 115th. 		33
Ranked 47th. 11 times more than Guadeloupe
Economy > Budget > Expenditures $680.10 million
Ranked 27th. 		$80.89 billion
Ranked 42nd. 119 times more than Guadeloupe
People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 109th. 		1.07 male(s)/female
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Guadeloupe
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 17.02%
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Malaysia 		10.97%
Ranked 96th.
Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 25th. Twice as much as Malaysia 		2
Ranked 179th.
Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.4%
Ranked 144th. 		61.4%
Ranked 43th. 154 times more than Guadeloupe
Geography > Irrigated land 60 sq km
Ranked 145th. 		3,800 sq km
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than Guadeloupe
Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 176.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		639.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Guadeloupe
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 46.09%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		18.35%
Ranked 80th.
Geography > Natural hazards hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano flooding; landslides; forest fires
Government > Flag description unofficial, local flag based upon the arms of the city of Pointe-a-Pitre; the field is divided horizontally with a narrow, blue stripe along the top edge charged with three gold fleurs-de-lis; the wider, lower portion of the field is black and charged with green sugar cane leaves - representing one of Guadeloupe's main crops - surmounted by a gold radiant sun representing the tropical climate; the only official flag is the national flag of France 14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the flag is often referred to as Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory); the 14 stripes stand for the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government; the 14 points on the star represent the unity between these entities; the crescent is a traditional symbol of Islam; blue symbolizes the unity of the Malay people and yellow is the royal color of Malay rulers
Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date April 8, 1992 April 29, 1982
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 11th. The same as Malaysia 		12 nautical mile
Ranked 147th.
Media > Televisions 118,000
Ranked 130th. 		10.8 million
Ranked 20th. 92 times more than Guadeloupe
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 68%
Ranked 15th. 45% more than Malaysia 		46.8%
Ranked 137th.
Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 2,646.59 kWh per capita
Ranked 75th. 		4,145.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 55th. 57% more than Guadeloupe

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