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Malaysia: map and facts
Malaysia is in South-Eastern Asia. It has about 36 million people (2025), the 45th largest population. It covers 330,534 km², the 67th largest by area. That is about 109 people per km². Its highest point is Gunung Kinabalu, at 4,095 m. The longest river on its map is the Pahang, 459 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 35,977,838 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 330,534 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Kuala Lumpur
- Highest point: Gunung Kinabalu, 4,095 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 57.7% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Malaysia, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Pahang: 459 km
- Baram: 400 km
Also on the map: Rajang and Igan.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Gunung Kinabalu: 4,095 m (its highest point)
- Gunung Tahan: 2,187 m
- Bukit Pagon: 1,850 m
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Malay Archipelago, Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula and Datu Peninsula.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 72.8%, wooded savanna 18.2%, wetland 1.8%, towns and cities 1.6%, grassland 1.5%, savanna 1.5%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): mountains 36.5%, plains 32.1%, hills 31.3%.
Forests covered 57.7% of its land in 2024, down from 62.8% in 1990 (World Bank).
Minerals and fuels
- World #10 in tin among the countries USGS lists (2025)
Neighbours
Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 data release (doi:10.5066/P1WKQ63T). Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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