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← THE SECTION CUT · ASIA
Malaysia
2.5N 112.5E · 22 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
FORMATION OF MALAYSIA · 16 SEP 1963
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1970 – present · The New Economic Policy, Mahathir and Modern Malaysia
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1971 · The New Economic Policy 2 REFS
9 May 2018 · 1MDB scandal ends Barisan Nasional rule 2 REFS
1961 – 1969 · The Formation of Malaysia and Singapore's Separation
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16 Sep 1963 · Formation of the Federation of Malaysia 2 REFS
1963–1966 · Indonesian Confrontation (Konfrontasi) 2 REFS
1941 – 1957 · Occupation, the Emergency and Merdeka
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15 Feb 1942 · Japanese occupation and the fall of Singapore 2 REFS
31 Aug 1957 · Merdeka: independence of Malaya 2 REFS
1511 – 1941 · European Powers and the Making of British Malaya
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1511 · Portuguese capture of Malacca 2 REFS
1641 · Dutch conquest of Malacca 1 REF
c. 1400 – 1511 · The Malacca Sultanate, Islam and the Spice Trade
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c. 1400 · Founding of Malacca by Paramesvara 2 REFS
early 15th c. · Malacca, Islam and ties with Ming China 2 REFS
c. 7th – 14th century CE · Early Malay Polities and the Srivijaya Maritime Realm
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c. 7th century CE · Rise of the Srivijaya thalassocracy 2 REFS
1025 · Chola naval raid weakens Srivijaya 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Population
- 31 m
- Area
- 330,803 km²
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Languages
- English, Malay
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit (RM)
- Demonym
- Malaysian
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$472 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$13,125’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
5.2%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.4%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
136.4%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
36 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
76.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
77.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.5’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
95.8%’22 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
54.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
72.5’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
69.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
65.6’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
62.9’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
57.9’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
4.0%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
2.34’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
8.3’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
96.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
94.7%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
95.8%’22 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
90.4%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
80.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
38.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
1.0%’22 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
1,218’22 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
98.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
140’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
58.6%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
328,550 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
57.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
26.1%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
8.3’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
7.5%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
6.9%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
1.8%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
1.7%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI
Rare earths
110 t’25 USGS-MCS
Military
Military burden
1.0%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$4.3 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
136,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($472 B), superseding 2024 ($422 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($13,125), superseding 2024 ($11,874) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (5.2%), superseding 2024 (5.1%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (1.4%), superseding 2024 (1.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (136.4%), superseding 2024 (137.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (36 m), superseding 2024 (36 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (77.4%), superseding 2024 (76.9%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14