| Official name: |
Malaysia
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| Capital: |
Kuala Lumpur
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| Area: |
total: 329,750 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
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| Geographic coordinates: |
2 30 N, 112 30 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than New Mexico
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 2,669 km
border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km
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| Coastline: |
4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)
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| Terrain: |
coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
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