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Malaysia Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of Malaysia contains 14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom). The upper hoist-side corner bears a blue rectangle containing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star. The crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam. The design was based on the flag of the US.

People

Population: 24,385,858 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 1.78% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan

Government

Government Type: constitutional monarchy

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $308.8 billion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $131.8 billion (2006 estimate)