Malaysia: flag, capital & map
Get to know Malaysia, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 35,977,838
- Area
- 330,803 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Malay
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Kuala Lumpur is the national capital. Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Malaysia
The flag of Malaysia is composed of fourteen equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue rectangle, bearing a fly-side facing yellow crescent and a fourteen-pointed yellow star placed just outside the crescent opening, is superimposed in the canton.
Where it is
Malaysia is grouped in South-Eastern Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 3 countries in this atlas: Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Malaysia has a recorded area of 330,803 square kilometres. Among the 11 countries assigned to South-Eastern Asia in this dataset, it ranks 6 by area, from largest to smallest. Vietnam is immediately above it in that ordering, at 331,212 km². Laos is immediately below it, at 236,800 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 35,977,838 people for Malaysia in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 109 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English and Malay. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Malaysian Ringgit (MYR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Malaysia?
Reveal answer
Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital. Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Malaysia?
Reveal answer
The flag of Malaysia is composed of fourteen equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue rectangle, bearing a fly-side facing yellow crescent and a fourteen-pointed yellow star placed just outside the crescent opening, is superimposed in the canton.
Which land neighbours of Malaysia are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Brunei, Indonesia, and Thailand. The source classifies Malaysia as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Malaysia?
Reveal answer
English and Malay. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Malaysia.
Which currency codes are listed for Malaysia?
Reveal answer
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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