Malaysia @ a Glance
| | | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | | Area (km2) | 330,803 | Population (million)
| | | | | | | Total | 28.1 | 28.6 | 29.0 | 29.3 | | | Male | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.1 | | | Female | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.2 | | Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
| | | | | | | Crude Birth Rate | 18.5 | 17.2 | 17.1p | 17.2e | | | Crude Death Rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6p | 4.7e | | Total Fertility Rate | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1p | 2.1e | | Life Expectancy (years) | | | | | | | Male | 71.6 | 71.7P | 72.0e | 72.3e | | | Female | 76.5 | 76.8P | 77.1e | | | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | | | | | | | GDP at current prices (RM million)
| 712,857
| 797,327
| 884,456 | 941,237 | | | GDP at constant 2005 prices (RM million)
| 629,885
| 676,653 | 711,351 | 751,471 |
| GDP Growth (%) | (1.5) | 7.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 | Employment
| | | | | | | Labour Force ('000) | 11,315.3 | 12,303.9 | 12,675.8 | 13,119.6 |
| Employed ('000) | 10,897.3 | 11,899.5 | 12,284.4 | 12,723.2 | | | Unemployment ('000)
| 418.0 | 404.4 | 391.4 | 396.3 |
| Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%) | 62.9 | 63.7 | 64.4 | 65.5 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | | Indices | | | | | | | Producer Price Index (2005=100)
| 111.1 | 117.3 | 127.8 | 127.9 | | | Consumer Price Index (2010=100)
| 98.3 | 100.0 | 103.2 | 104.9 | | | Index of Industrial Production | 99.9 | 107.1 | 108.4 | 112.9 | | External Trade (RM million) | | | | | | | Imports | 434,669.8 | 528,828.2 | 574,232.0 | 607,364.0p | | | 0. Foods | 26,732.1 | 30,252.8 | 34,491.9 | 36,091.9p | | | 1. Beverages and Tobacco | 2,097.0 | 2,355.2 | 3,094.2 | 3,782.0p | | | 2. Crude Materials, Inedible | 14,881.2 | 19,444.3 | 24,759.1 | 24,912.3p | | | 3. Mineral Fuels, Lubricants, and Other | 35,688.2 | 52,690.6 | 67,486.9 | 86,089.2p | | | 4. Oils & Animal and Vegetable fats | 4,977.6 | 7,208.7 | 11,513.8 | 9,762.7p | | | 5. Materials Chemistry | 39,405.6 | 47,860.0 | 53,873.5 | 54,524.7p | | | 6. Manufactured Goods (including tin) | 52,801.2 | 65,553.2 | 75,040.1 | 75,225.1p | | | 7. Machinery and Transport Equipment | 222,364.1 | 261,591.1 | 256,126.8 | 267,050.2p | | | 8. Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles | 25,817.6 | 32,075.2 | 35,917.4 | 37,428.6p | | | 9. Miscellaneous Transactions and Commodities | 9,905.1 | 9,797.2 | 11,928.3 | 12,497.2p | | | | | | | | | | Exports | 552,518.1 | 638,822.5 | 694,548.5 | 702,187.9p | | | 0. Foods | 15,791.0 | 18,168.0 | 20,561.9 | 20,696.5p | | | 1. Beverages and Tobacco | 2,476.6 | 2,815.1 | 3,137.6 | 3,726.0p | | | 2. Crude Materials, Inedible | 13,157.1 | 19,128.8 | 24,840.3 | 20,619.8p | | | 3. Mineral Fuels, Lubricants, and Other | 79,508.1 | 101,958.4 | 123,203.6 | 142,798.4p | | | 4. Oils & Animal and Vegetable fats | 43,641.0 | 54,139.4 | 73,252.2 | 63,497.8p | | | 5. Materials Chemistry | 33,263.4 | 40,618.3 | 46,208.8 | 46,152.9p | | | 6. Manufactured Goods (including tin) | 49,356.4 | 56,391.2 | 65,157.4 | 63,634.9p | | | 7. Machinery and Transport Equipment | 258,628.0 | 280,416.0 | 269,309.5 | 266,635.1p | | | 8. Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles | 52,202.2 | 61,406.7 | 64,692.1 | 68,707.8p | | | 9. Miscellaneous Transactions and Commodities | 4,494.2 | 3,780.6 | 4,185.0 | 5,718.7p | | | | Download   | | Notes: | | 1. 2009: Intercensal Population Estimates based on the adjusted Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2000 and 2010. | | 2. 2010 - 2012: Population Estimates based on the adjusted Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010. | | 3. Employment data in 2010 and 2011 has been revised based on the latest population estimates from the Census of Population and Housing 2010, which was adjusted for under-enumeration. | | 4. p Preliminary. | | 5. e Estimate. | | 6. The added total may differ due to rounding. | | 7. Group of classification for external trade product is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). | | | | |
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Location:
Located between 2 and 7 degrees north of the Equator, Peninsular Malaysia is separated from the states of Sabah and Sarawak by the South China Sea. To the north of Peninsular Malaysia is Thailand while its southern neighbour is Singapore. Sabah and Sarawak are bounded by Indonesia while Sarawak also shares a border with Brunei.
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