ASIA

Malaysia

Split in two by the South China Sea, Malaysia keeps its cities on the peninsula and its rainforests on Borneo - home to some of the oldest jungle on the planet.

WHAT THE FLAG MEANS ◢

Fourteen alternating red and white horizontal stripes with a blue canton bearing a yellow crescent and fourteen-pointed star, the Jalur Gemilang. The Federal Constitution gives Parliament power over flags and emblems but nowhere describes the national flag or assigns it meanings. The fourteen stripes and the star's fourteen points are read as the thirteen states together with the federal government, the blue as the unity of the people, the yellow as the royal colour of the Malay rulers, and the crescent as Islam.

Malaysia FACTS ◢

Capital	Kuala Lumpur
Continent	Asia
Population	35,977,838 (2025)
Area	330,803 km²
Population density	109/km²
Currency	Malaysian ringgit (MYR)
Official language	Malay
Calling code	+60
Internet TLD	.my
Time zone	UTC+08:00
Drives on the	Left
ISO codes	MY / MYS

DID YOU KNOW? ◢

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004.
Its share of Borneo holds rainforest estimated to be over 130 million years old, older than the Amazon.
It's home to the rafflesia, which produces the largest individual flower on Earth.
The country is split into two halves separated by hundreds of kilometres of sea.