Capital
and largest city Kuala Lumpur
Putrajaya (administrative)
3°08′N 101°42′E
Official languages Malaysian Malay
Official script Malay (Latin) alphabet
Recognised languages English
Ethnic groups ([2])
50.4% Malay
23.7% Chinese
11.0% Indigenous
7.1% Indian
7.8% other
Demonym Malaysian[3]
Government Federal parliamentary
constitutional monarchy, Elective monarchy
- King Abdul Halim
- Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak (BN)
- Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (BN)
Legislature Parliament
- Upper house Dewan Negara
- Lower house Dewan Rakyat