About Malaysia...

Malaysia consists of 13 States and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan which is an island off the coast of Sabah over in East Malaysia.

States :
1.PERLIS 2. KEDAH 3. PENANG 4. PERAK 5. SELANGOR 6.PUTRAJAYA 7. KUALALUMPUR 8.NEGERI SEMBILAN 9. MELAKA 10. JOHAR 11. KELANTAN 12. TERENGGANU 13. SABAH 14. SARAWAK 15. LABUAN

Of the total population of Malaysia in Census 2000, about 21,890 thousand or 94.1% were Malaysian citizens. Of the total Malaysian citizens, 'Bumiputera' (Malay and native indigenous groups) comprised 65.1%, Chinese 26.0% and Indians 7.7%, the ethnic composition being 60.6%, 28.1% and 7.9% respectively in 1991. Non-Malaysian citizens totaled 1,385 thousand (or 5.9%) in Census 2000 .

Population Distribution In terms of population distribution by state in Census 2000, Selangor was the most populous state (4.19 million) followed by Johor (2.74 million) and Sabah (2.60 million). Their share of the total population of Malaysia was 18.0%, 11.8% and 10.6% respectively. The least populated states were Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan (0.08 million or 0.3%) and Perlis (0.20 million or 0.9%).

The Penang State occupies an island and a part of the mainland. The Chinese (55%) are the majority of the population at over a million with Malays (33%) and Indians (11%)