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Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 22.7 million (non-citizen 1.6 mil)
Population growth rate: 2.11%
Area: 328,550 sq km
Monetary unit: Ringgit Malaysia

Source: The Star, Dec.24 1999

IMPORTS

Intermediate goods 40.9%
Other capita goods 7.6 %
Food and Beverages 1.5%
Machinery and transport
equipment 4.5%

From:
Japan 19.6%   Singapore 13.6%
Taiwan 5.1%    Germany 4%
USA 19.6%      South Korea 5.7%

Value: $58.2 Billion Vietnam: Rice, foodstuffs and seafood.

Language: Malay (official) English, Chinese dialects, Tamil
Literacy rate: 83.5%
Ethnic composition: Malay Bumiputra - 10.7 million, Chinese - 5.6 million, Indians - 1.6 million, Other Bumiputra 2.5 million, Others 727,000
The state with the highest residents:
Selangor 3.2 million, Sabah 2.9 and Johor 2.7

EXPORTS Electrical machinery and
Electronics 41.3% Palm oil 4.5%
Petroleum & LNG 3.4%
Chemical, Chemical products 2.7 %
Textiles, Clothing, Footwear 2.4%
More Info on Malaysia Trade Data

To: Hong Kong 4.6%   UK 3.6%
USA 21.7%      Singapore 17%
Japan 10.5%   Netherlands 4.7%
Malaysia Top 10 export market

Value: $74.4 billion

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Malaysia amount to US$638 million in 1999