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    General Information
    Region    South-eastern Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   32 366a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   98.5a
    Capital city    Kuala Lumpurc
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   7 780.3d,e
    UN membership date    17-Sep-57
    Surface area (km2)   330 323b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   105.7a
    National currency    Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   4.1e
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)255 018301 355358 579f
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)7.45.14.7f
    GDP per capita (current US$)9 040.69 955.211 373.3f
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)10.28.47.6f
    Economy: Industryg,h (% of Gross Value Added)40.938.938.8f
    Economy: Services and other activityg,i,j (% of GVA)71.671.368.1f
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)14.212.510.1k
    Employment in industry (% of employed)27.727.526.8k
    Employment in services (% employed)586063.1k
    Unemploymentk (% of labour force)3.23.13.4
    Labour force participation ratek (female/male pop. %)43.5 / 76.250.5 / 77.650.9 / 77.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100113121e
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)111122123l
    International trade: exports (million current US$)198 791200 211238 089e
    International trade: imports (million current US$)164 586176 175204 906e
    International trade: balance (million current US$)34 20424 03633 183e
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)25 6449 0687 590f
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratea,m (average annual %)1.91.41.3
    Urban populationa (% of total population)70.974.276.6e
    Urban population growth ratea,m (average annual %)3.12.7...
    Fertility rate, totala,m (live births per woman)2.22.12
    Life expectancy at birtha,m (females/males, years)76.3 / 72.077.2 / 73.078.1 / 74.0
    Population age distributiona (0-14/60+ years old, %)28.0 / 7.925.1 / 9.323.4 / 11.0
    International migrant stocka,n,o (000/% of total pop.)2 417.4 / 8.63 280.7 / 10.83 430.4 / 10.7e
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)212.9p272266.5q,e
    Infant mortality ratea,m (per 1 000 live births)76.45.9
    Health: Current expenditurer (% of GDP)3.23.93.9b
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.21.5...
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)554.7b
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)100.2 / 99.3104.1 / 103.5106.0 / 104.6b
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)80.2 / 74.588.7 / 81.485.4 / 78.8f
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)43.0 / 31.451.7 / 39.849.9 / 40.7f
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.92.1s...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)9.910.414.4t
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)56.371.1u81.2f
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)11.31.4l
    Threatened species (number)1 1801 2521 662
    Forested areak (% of land area)67.367.667.6b
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)189.9 / 6.8220.4 / 7.2211.0 / 6.7b
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)3 4503 7483 830b
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)105111110b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersv (000)24 57725 72125 832f
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)28.528.528.5e
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)00-0.01f
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