| | Geographic Coordinates: | 2 30 N, 112 30 E | | Location: | Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam | | Area: | total: 329,750 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly larger than New Mexico | | Land boundaries: | total: 2,669 km
border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km | | Coastline: | 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) | | Terrain: | coastal plains rising to hills and mountains | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m | | Capital: | 13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu; and one federal territory (wilayah persekutuan) with three components, city of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya |
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