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Identity
Regime
constitutional monarchy
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Population
34,231,700
Area
330,803 km²
Currency
MYR
Executive
Head of State
Ibrahim Ismail de Johor
2024
2024
Head of Government
Anwar Ibrahim
2022
2022
Cabinet (size)
6
Parliament
292 seats
2 chamber(s)
2 chamber(s)
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.50
#86
#86
Freedom House
53/100
Partly Free
Partly Free
CPI corruption
52/100
#54
#54
Press RSF
52/100
#95
#95
Economy
GDP (B$)
472 Md$
2025
2025
GDP / capita
13,125 $
2025
2025
Growth %
5.2 %
2025
2025
Inflation %
1.4 %
2025
2025
Unemployment %
3.8 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
4.5 Md$
1.0 %PIB · #50
1.0 %PIB · #50
Nuclear posture
—
Listed military units
0
International posture
Sanctions
—
Chokepoints
Détroit de Malacca
Alliances
UN · WTO · Commonwealth · APEC · ASEAN · OIC
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
25% · 64% · 71%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
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