Political Map of Malaysia

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country, bordered by Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei. Malaysia also shares maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The country consists of two land areas, separated by the South China Sea. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, but Putrajaya is considered the administrative capital, as the seat of government.

Malaysia's two regions together cover an area of 329,847 square kilometers (127,355 square miles). The regions are called Peninsular Malaysia, which is situated on the Malay Peninsula, bordering Thailand, and Malaysian Borneo, which is East Malaysia and is situated on the island of Borneo. Malaysian Borneo borders Indonesia and Brunei. The two regions differ in size, with Peninsular Malaysia covering around 40 percent of the total territory of Malaysia, and Malaysian Borneo making up the other 60 percent. However, about 80 percent of Malaysia's population lives in Peninsular Malaysia.

Malaysia is divided into thirteen states and three territories. Peninsular Malaysia has eleven states and two federal territories. The states on Peninsular Malaysia are divided into four geographic regions. The states in the Northern Region include Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak. The East Coast Region states are Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang. The Southern Region contains the states of Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, and Johor. The Central Regions has the state of Selangor, as well as the two federal territories, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. East Malaysia has the states of Sarawak and Sabah and the federal territory of Labuan.

State	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Johor	2,584,997	18,985	7,330	Johor Baharu
Kedah	1,571,077	9,425	3,639	Alor Star
Kelantan	1,287,367	14,931	5,765	Kota Baharu
Kuala Lumpur	1,305,792	244	94	Kuala Lumpur
Labuan	70,871	98	38	Victoria
Melaka	605,239	1,650	637	Melaka
Negeri Sembilan	829,774	6,643	2,565	Seremban
Pahang	1,229,104	35,965	13,886	Kuantan
Perak	1,973,368	21,005	8,110	Ipoh
Perlis	198,288	795	307	Kangar
Pulau Pinang	1,231,209	1,033	399	Georgetown
Putrajaya		46	18	Putrajaya
Sabah	2,468,246	73,711	28,460	Kota Kinabalu
Sarawak	2,009,893	124,449	48,050	Kuching
Selangor	3,952,817	7,910	3,054	Shah Alam
Terengganu	880,234	12,955	5,002	Kuala Terengganu
16 states	22,198,276	329,845	127,354

Note  : - Population: 2000-07-05 census. Population of Putrajaya included in Selangor.

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Last Updated : February 23, 2015