Country Name - MalaysiaMalaysia flag

Head of stateNajib Razak
Capital CityKaula Lumpur
Official LanguageMalaysian and English
GDP (PPP) 2013 Estimate ($ billions)525
Population 201229,239,927
Ease of Doing Business Rank 2014-
Scientific ranking 201423
HDI ranking 201362
Visitor Health Information
Ambassador to the UKH.E. Dato Ahmad Rasidi Hazizi
Embassy DetailsHigh Commission of Malaysia
Embassy Address45-46 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8QT
Telephone020 7235 8033
Data Sources: GDP - IMF World Economic Outlook Database (Oct 2013), Population data - World Bank, Ease of Doing Business Rankings - World Bank, Scientific Rankings - SCImago Journal Rank, HDI Rankings - United Nations

Malaysia, the 67th largest country in the world, is comprised of two distinct parts. Peninsular Malaysia lies at the southern end of the Malay Peninsular on the Asian mainland, to the east of the Malacca Straits and is separated from East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo, by the South China Sea. Peninsular Malaysia borders Thailand and Singapore whilst East Malaysia shares borders with Brunei and Indonesia.

Malaysia is a hot and humid equatorial country. The country experiences two monsoon seasons, the south-west monsoon between May and September and the north-east monsoon during November and March. The impact of each monsoon across the country varies due to the mountainous topography.

Malaysia's natural resources include tin, bauxite, copper, iron and additionally the country has some petroleum reserves. Malaysia is the world's 2nd largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, LNG, (2013).