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| Population(2011) |
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29,000,000 approx. |
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| Relative Size |
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Slightly larger than New Mexico |
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| Religions |
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Muslim (or Islam - official) 60.4% |
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Buddhist 19.2% Christian 9.1% Hindu 6.3% |
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Confucianism, Taoism, other trad. Chinese religions 2.6% |
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Other or unknown 1.5% none 0.8% |
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| Currency to Dollar (2010) |
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Malaysian ringgits (MYR) |
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3.04 per $1 (US) |
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| Language |
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Bahasa Malaysia (official), English |
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Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam |
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Panjabi, Thai |
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| Ethnic Groups |
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Malay 50.4% Chinese 23.7% |
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Indigenous 11% Indian 7.1% |
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Others 7.8% |
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[Country Facts source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html]