Malaysia Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Malaysia Country Formation Date 1957 Malaysia United Kingdom August 31, 1957
Singapore Country Formation Date 1965 Singapore Malaysia August 9, 1965

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Malaysia Malaysia 4.5 Wikipedia

Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country

Record Name Country Metal 1999 (Kilograms) 2000 (Kilograms) 2001 (Kilograms) 2002 (Kilograms) 2003 (Kilograms) Source
Gold production for Malaysia Malaysia Gold 3,449 4,026 3,965 4,289 4,739 United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers

Record Name Language Primary Country Source Rank Speakers
MALAY World Wide Language Speakers MALAY Malaysia, Peninsular 13th Edition of the Ethnologue 54 17,600,000

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Asia 135 135 0 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Malaysia Life Expectancy Malaysia World Fact Book 72.76 106

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Malaysia Oil Production Malaysia 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 770,000

Database: World's Tallest Buildings

Record Name City Country Height in Meters Height in Feet
Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 451 1480
KL Tower Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 421 1381
Plaza Rakyat Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 382 1254
Telekom Malaysia Headquarters Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310 1017
Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak Penang Malaysia 232 761
Manara Maxis Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 212 695
Plaza MBF Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 210 689
Berjaya Star City Tower Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 203 667
Belmont Centre Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 193 633
Dayabumi Complex Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 157 514

Database: World's Largest Hotels

Record Name City Country Region Hotel Name Rooms
Genting Highlands First World Hotel, Genting Highlands Genting Highlands Malaysia Asia Genting Highlands First World Hotel 6118

Database: World's Largest Shopping Malls

Record Name Year Opened City Country Region State Leasable Area (Square Feet) Total Area (Square Feet) Stores
Berjaya Times Square 2005 Kaula Lumpur Malaysia Asia 3.4 million 7.5 million 1,000

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Malaysia Malaysia 2007 116 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia

Database: United Nations Presidents

Record Name Origin Year Session
Razali Ismail Malaysia 1996 Fifty-first
Razali Ismail Malaysia 1997 Tenth emergency special
Razali Ismail Malaysia 1997 Nineteenth special

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Malaysia Malaysia 3.50 2006 est. Wikipedia

Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits

Record Name Country Region Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent)
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Malaysia Malaysia Asia 0.08

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Malaysia Literacy Rate Malaysia UNESCO 89.9 percent 93 percent 86.8 percent 2005

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Malaysia Railway Length Malaysia 2005 Train 1,667 Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
MY Malaysia Malaysia MY

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Malaysia 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)

Record Name Country or Corporation Year GDP / sales ($million) Source
GDP Sales for Malaysia (2000) Malaysia 2000 74,634.00 Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations)

Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations

Record Name Language City Country Media kHz
Radio Malaysia Kuala Chinese Lumpur Malaysia Radio 6025

Database: Top Supercomputers of the world

Record Name Year Country Manufacturer Source Site Processors Rmax (GFlops) Rpeak (GFlops)
HP DL140, Xeon 53xx 2.33GHz, GigEthernet 2007 Malaysia Hewlett-Packard Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Energy Company (G) 2048 10511 19112
HP DL140, Xeon 53xx 2.33GHz, GigEthernet 2007 Malaysia Hewlett-Packard Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Energy Company (G) 2048 10511 19112

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Malaysia Malaysia n/a n/a 1.06 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2002 329,750 22,662,365 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: Coin Mints of the World

Record Name Country City Address
The Royal Mint of Malaysia Malaysia Selangor Lot 2, Persiaran Selangor, Seksyen 15, 40704 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Malaysia CO2 Carbon Emissions Malaysia World Resources Institute 123,603 5.16022

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Malaysia Ocean Coastline Length Malaysia 4,675

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
MALAYSIA Inflation Rate Malaysia International Monetary Fund 2.5 1.8 1.4 1.6

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for Malaysia Malaysia Sijil Tinggi Perskolahan Malaysisa [STPM]

Database: Capital Cities of World Countries

Record Name Country Capital City Country Long Name FIPS code
(no long-form name) (Malaysia) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (no long-form name) MY

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Malaysia Malaysia RM 100 sen ringgit

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Malaysia GDP Malaysia 2005 The World Factbook 2006 290.2 billion 12,100 5.3 2.9

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